{"id":2175172,"date":"2024-02-13T13:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T18:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-passes-95-3-billion-foreign-aid-bill\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T13:54:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T18:54:41","slug":"senate-passes-95-3-billion-foreign-aid-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-passes-95-3-billion-foreign-aid-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate approves $95.3B foreign aid bill"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fsenate-passes-95-3-billion-foreign-aid-bill%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=2175172&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Senate Majority Leader \u200dCharles Schumer (D-NY)\u200d speaks on the National Security\u200d Supplemental Bill during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on \u200dFebruary 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. The bill,\u200b which\u2064 received contentious\u200c debate and months of negotiations \u200din the Senate,\u2062 provides military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan but is \u2064expected to be\u200c received with uncertainty in \u2063the House of Representatives. (Photo \u2064by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/sani-unutoa\">Sani Unutoa<\/a><br \/>10:45 AM \u2062\u2013 Tuesday, February\u200b 13, 2024<\/p>\n<p>The Senate has passed the $95 billion foreign \u200caid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.    <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The bill was approved in the upper chamber on \u200cTuesday morning in a 70-to-29 vote.  <\/p>\n<p>It includes\u200b $60 billion \u200dto support Ukraine \u200cin its war\u200d with Russia.   <\/p>\n<p>It also provides $14 billion in military assistance for \u200dIsrael, $9 billion in humanitarian aid \u200cfor Gaza, and nearly $5 billion\u2064 for Taiwan. <\/p>\n<p>22 Republicans voted in favor of the bill, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).<\/p>\n<p>However, the majority of Republicans opposed the package. Senator \u2062Rand Paul (R-Ky.) \u2062stated that America should take care of America\u2019s problems first.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will\u2062 be a no and continue to be a no on\u200c this bill \u2063because it puts Ukraine \u200bfirst and America last. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iEZZdCK4ti\">pic.twitter.com\/iEZZdCK4ti<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRandPaul\/status\/1757259624107925518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) praised the bill\u2019s passage in the Senate.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chuck Schumer: &#8220;A \u2064new day is here and our efforts have been \u200bmore than worth it. Today we witnessed one of the most historic and consequential bills to\u2062 have ever passed the Senate.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ocOSvQMEH8\">pic.twitter.com\/ocOSvQMEH8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theblaze\/status\/1757447595000041559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This sets up a showdown in\u2063 the House, where the bill faces an uphill battle.   <\/p>\n<p>House \u200cGOP leaders, including\u200d Speaker Mike\u2062 Johnson \u200b(R-La.), said the won\u2019t even consider the bill because\u200b it does not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-putin-thinks-his-dreams-are-coming-true-with-ukraine-aid-impasse-in-congress\/\" title=\"Zelensky: Putin sees his dreams coming true as Ukraine aid stalls in Congress\">include border security provisions<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My statement on Senate\u2019s \u2062failure to address\u200b the most critical aspect of \u2062national \u2064security supplemental legislation: \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ENjJ0WzKsK\">pic.twitter.com\/ENjJ0WzKsK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson)\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1757210505570087039?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Videos circling on TikTok show migrants how to cross the Southern Border.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Ricky Schroder<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with \u200bRichard Jones<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Gabe Eltaeb<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Nvidia\u00a0briefly \u200csurpassed Amazon.com\u200d Inc\u00a0in market\u2062 capitalization \u200bon Monday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Nvidia\u00a0is building \u200da new business unit\u200d focused on \u2063designing\u2064 bespoke chips for\u2063 cloud computing \u2063firms and others.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Pinterest\u00a0dropped over\u2062 10% in a sign that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-aged-males-arrive-in-socal\/\" title=\"Young men in the military have arrived in Southern California\">smaller social media \u2064platforms<\/a> could\u2063 be losing the battle to bigger players \u2063for \u2063ad dollars.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google\u200b says consumers can pay for better reasoning capabilities as\u2064 it \u2063vies with Microsoft\u00a0to \u2064win subscriptions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What is the reason behind the opposition of most Republicans to the foreign aid package in the\u200b Senate?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Senate Passes $95 Billion Foreign Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel, \u2063and Taiwan<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday morning, the Senate approved a $95 billion foreign\u200b aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, with \u200da vote of 70-to-29. This package includes $60 billion to support Ukraine in its ongoing conflict\u200c with Russia, $14 billion in\u2064 military assistance for Israel, $9 billion in humanitarian aid for\u200b Gaza, and nearly $5 billion for Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, 22 Republicans, including Minority \u200cLeader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), voted\u2063 in favor of the bill. \u2064However, \u2064the majority of Republicans opposed \u2062it, with Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.)\u2063 stating that America should prioritize its own problems before providing aid to other countries.<\/p>\n<p>This Senate passage sets the stage for a showdown in the House of Representatives, where the bill is expected to face significant \u2064challenges. House GOP leaders, including Speaker Mike \u200cJohnson\u2062 (R-La.), have\u200b stated\u2063 that they will not consider the\u200c bill due to its lack of provisions \u2064for border security.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u2064evident that\u2062 the bill has received contentious debate and\u200d months of negotiations in the Senate, reflecting\u2062 the deep division\u2062 within \u2064Congress regarding international aid and domestic priorities. While some \u200dlawmakers argue that providing assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan is vital for maintaining national security and \u2063promoting democracy, others \u2063believe that it \u2063is more important to\u200c focus on addressing domestic issues.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) celebrated the bill&#8217;s passage, describing it as historic and consequential. However, its fate\u2063 in the House\u2062 remains uncertain, highlighting the\u200c ongoing polarization and challenges faced by lawmakers in reaching consensus\u2063 on critical issues.<\/p>\n<p>It is now up to the House of Representatives to decide the future of this foreign\u200b aid package. With both sides firmly entrenched in\u2062 their positions, the\u200c outcome\u200b is uncertain. As the \u2064debate rages on, it becomes increasingly essential for \u200blawmakers to \u200cfind common ground and prioritize the best interests of\u200d the nation in their decision-making process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) addresses the National Security Supplemental Bill at a press conference in Washington, DC. After intense Senate discussions and lengthy negotiations, the bill offers military assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. 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