{"id":2074009,"date":"2023-10-20T10:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-biden-supplemental-funding-request-includes-75-billion-for-ukraine-and-israel\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T11:02:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:02:26","slug":"israel-war-biden-supplemental-funding-request-includes-75-billion-for-ukraine-and-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-biden-supplemental-funding-request-includes-75-billion-for-ukraine-and-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s funding request: $75B for Ukraine and Israel in war."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-war-biden-supplemental-funding-request-includes-75-billion-for-ukraine-and-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2074009&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President Biden Requests Over $100 Billion in Supplemental Funding<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden has submitted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-science-pelosi-says-22-5-billion-in-extra-covid-money-is-absolutely-necessary\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is Science\u2019: Pelosi Says .5 Billion In Extra COVID Money Is \u2018Absolutely Necessary\u2019\">supplemental funding request<\/a> to Congress, totaling more than $100 billion. This includes a significant allocation of more than $60 billion for Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The request comes\u200b on the heels of Biden&#8217;s second prime-time Oval Office address, where he emphasized the\u200c importance of providing aid to these nations for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-war-vets-warn-biden-against-shuttering-gitmo\/\" title=\"Congressional War Vets Warn Biden Against Shuttering Gitmo\">national security interests<\/a> of\u2064 the United States.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A Shared\u200b Threat<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Hamas \u200dand [Russian President Vladimir] Putin represent different threats, \u200dbut \u2064they share this\u2064 in common: They both want \u2064to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy,&#8221; stated President \u2064Biden passionately from behind the \u200bResolute Desk. \u200c&#8221;American leadership is what holds the\u2063 world together. &#8230; To put all that at risk if we walk away from Ukraine, if we \u2062turn our backs on\u200b Israel, is just not worth it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-biden-supplemental-funding-request-includes-75-billion-for-ukraine-and-israel\/\" title=\"Biden's funding request: B for Ukraine and Israel in war.\">supplemental \u200drequest specifically designates approximately <\/a>.4 billion for Ukraine. Half of this amount\u2062 will aid the Department \u200cof Defense in replenishing its\u200d stockpiles, which were depleted due to previous assistance provided to Ukraine. An additional $14.4 billion will support the department&#8217;s ongoing military and intelligence\u2062 efforts, while $16.3 \u200bbillion\u200d will be allocated to the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International\u2062 Development for economic, security, and operational aid.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the request \u200dincludes $14.3 billion for Israel, with $10.6 billion directed towards the military for aid, missile defense support, industrial\u200d base investments, and replenishing depleted stockpiles.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Director \u200bof the Office \u200cof Management and\u2064 Budget Shalanda Young emphasized:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Funding will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-set-to-back-multiyear-weapons-purchases\/\" title=\"Congress Set to Back Multiyear Weapons Purchases\">expand production lines<\/a>, strengthen the\u200d American economy, keep us\u200b safe, and create new\u200b American jobs. This request also addresses the global humanitarian impacts of\u200c Russia&#8217;s brutal invasion of Ukraine and of Hamas&#8217;s horrific attacks on Israel, including by extending humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza. It provides resources to ensure we\u200b can compete with that offer in developing countries \u200ba better value proposition, and it supports us capabilities and initiatives that bolster security and stability in the Indo-Pacific.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Due to the\u2063 current \u200dabsence of a speaker of the House, the\u2062 request is not\u200d expected to\u2064 be immediately voted \u2064on by Congress. The House of Representatives \u2062remains divided,\u2062 with a small\u200d group of \u2062Republicans successfully removing former \u200cSpeaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), but no consensus has been reached on his \u200breplacement.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, House Republicans are divided on the \u2064issue of continued funding for Ukraine as the conflict\u2063 persists. Similarly, a smaller but vocal group of progressive Democrats have raised concerns about \u200congoing support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden has consistently affirmed the United States&#8217; commitment to supporting both Ukraine and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the supplemental funding request includes $6.4 billion for border operations along America&#8217;s southern border,\u2062 addressing a primary concern among conservatives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click \u200bhere<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200dWhat is\u200b the \u200baim of the Department for diplomatic initiatives and economic aid to Ukraine?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b Epartment for diplomatic\u200c initiatives and economic aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, \u2063Ukraine has been engaged in a\u2063 conflict\u2064 with Russia over the annexation of Crimea \u200cand ongoing tensions in Eastern Ukraine. The U.S. has\u2063 been a key ally in supporting Ukraine&#8217;s\u2062 efforts to resist\u200d Russian aggression and maintain its sovereignty. President Biden&#8217;s supplemental funding request reaffirms \u2062the\u200c commitment \u200dof the United States to Ukraine&#8217;s security and stability.<\/p>\n<p>The allocation of $14 billion \u2064for Israel demonstrates the Biden administration&#8217;s\u2063 continued support for one of America&#8217;s closest \u2064allies in the Middle East. The funding will \u200dbe utilized for various purposes, including military assistance, joint defense projects, and regional\u2064 security cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Israel is facing multiple security challenges\u2064 in the \u200cregion, including the threat of Iran&#8217;s nuclear program,\u200d the \u2063ongoing conflicts in Syria and\u200b Lebanon, and the need to maintain a robust defense against various terrorist organizations. The United States has long been\u200c committed to ensuring\u200b Israel&#8217;s\u2063 security, and\u2063 President Biden&#8217;s supplemental \u2063funding request underscores this commitment.<\/p>\n<p>While some have raised concerns about the significant funding allocated to Ukraine and Israel, arguing that it could have been used for domestic priorities,\u200d President Biden has emphasized\u2062 the greater\u2064 strategic value of providing aid to these nations. He contends that supporting Ukraine&#8217;s resistance to Russian aggression and maintaining stability \u2064in\u200c the Middle East \u2064ultimately serves the national security interests of the United\u2064 States.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-considers-moving-spending-bills-forward-setting-up-fight-with-house-gop\/\" title=\"Senate mulls advancing spending bills, sparking clash with House GOP.\">supplemental\u2064 funding request<\/a> will now go through the congressional appropriations\u200d process, where it will \u200dbe\u2063 reviewed and \u200bdebated by lawmakers. It remains to be seen how this funding will be ultimately allocated and if any additional conditions\u200d or\u200d restrictions will be placed on\u200d the aid.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, President \u2062Biden&#8217;s request for over $100 billion in supplemental funding demonstrates his administration&#8217;s \u2062commitment to prioritizing national security interests\u2063 and\u2063 supporting key allies. The\u2064 allocations for Ukraine and \u200bIsrael reflect the ongoing challenges they face and \u2062the importance \u2063of U.S. assistance in maintaining stability and security in \u200dthese\u200c regions. As the supplemental\u200b funding request \u200bmoves through the congressional process, it will \u200dbe interesting \u2064to observe \u2062the\u2062 discussions \u200dand decisions surrounding this significant financial commitment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden submitted a funding request to Congress, exceeding $100 billion. It allocates over $60 billion for Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel. This follows his recent Oval Office address, where he justified the importance of providing aid to these nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2074010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2074009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2074009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2074010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2074009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2074009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2074009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}