{"id":2226070,"date":"2024-04-20T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T19:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-95-billion-spending-package-for-ukraine-israel-and-taiwan\/"},"modified":"2024-04-20T15:36:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T19:36:59","slug":"house-passes-95-billion-spending-package-for-ukraine-israel-and-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-95-billion-spending-package-for-ukraine-israel-and-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"House approves $95 billion funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan"},"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%2Fhouse-passes-95-billion-spending-package-for-ukraine-israel-and-taiwan%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=2226070&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>The\u200c House recently voted to allocate $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Separate\u2064 votes were held for \u200beach\u2064 country, with substantial amounts earmarked for various purposes. House Speaker Mike Johnson faced opposition from \u200dsome Republicans regarding the timing of\u2063 the aid vote. \u2063President Joe\u2063 Biden praised the passage, emphasizing \u200cthe importance of \u2062U.S. leadership in global security.\u2062 The House approved $95 billion in aid to\u200c Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan through separate votes, with <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.\">significant funding allocated<\/a> for different purposes. Some Republicans opposed \u200bthe timing of the aid vote under\u200b House Speaker Mike Johnson. President Joe Biden commended the passage, highlighting the crucial role of U.S. leadership\u200d in global security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House<\/a> voted on Saturday to pass a series of spending packages designating $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A separate vote was taken on each aid proposal with $60 billion allocated for Ukraine, about $17 billion for Israel, $9 billion for humanitarian aid, and $8 billion to support Taiwan. Another bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/20\/us\/politics\/house-vote-aid-ukraine-israel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that could<\/a> ban TikTok if the company is not taken out of Chinese control was also passed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faced pushback from some Republicans in the House who wanted him to hold votes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-double-down-on-wasteful-foreign-aid-spending\/\" title=\"Democrats Double Down on Wasteful Foreign Aid Spending\">foreign aid spending<\/a> until more funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-accuse-biden-of-playing-political-game-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"House Republicans Accuse Biden of Playing \u2018Political Game\u2019 Over Border Crisis\">border security measures<\/a> was secured. After the votes, Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?535090-1\/house-speaker-holds-news-conference-foreign-aid-votes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> that global threats from Russia, Iran, and China necessitated American leadership and support for the spending.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Taiwan proposal passed 385-34 with support from 178 Republicans and 207 Democrats, and opposition from 34 Republicans. The Ukraine proposal passed 311-112 with 101 Republicans and 210 Democrats in support, and opposition from 112 Republicans. Israel aid passed 366-58 with support from 193 Republicans and 173 Democrats, and opposition from 21 Republicans and 37 Democrats.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">House today approved $95.3B in aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan as well as legislation forcing China to divest from TikTok with 1yr or app faces a ban in U.S.,using Russian seized assets to rebuild Ukraine &#038; new sanctions on Iran &#038; Russia.Package of 4 bills now heads to Senate. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B2FdGIoynV\">pic.twitter.com\/B2FdGIoynV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigCaplan\/status\/1781747283509342630?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Ukraine aid includes $20.5 billion for European Command operations, $15.8 billion in security assistance, $13.4 billion for refilling U.S. weapons stockpiles, and $9.5 billion in forgivable economic loans, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/house-aid-package-ukraine-israel-tiktok-5688fff9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">according<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  to the Wall Street Journal. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Israel will get $13 billion in defense aid and $3.6 billion in security assistance while over $2 billion for military financing and $5.6 billion for deterrence will be allocated for the Indo-Pacific.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/house-vote-ukraine-israel-taiwan-aid-04-20-24\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praised<\/a> the passage of the foreign spending package shortly after the vote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cToday, members of both parties in the House voted to advance our <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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms \"A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured\" in Germany\">national security<\/a> interests<\/a> and send a clear message about the power of American leadership on the world stage,\u201d he said. \u201cAt this critical inflection point, they came together to answer history\u2019s call, passing urgently-needed national security legislation that I have fought for months to secure.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leaders from Israel and Ukraine also thanked the House for passing the bills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713635892817000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3lXMk_jhNQC8Fngje8e8XV\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not everyone was happy with the votes, though, with some Republicans upset that Johnson did not force Democrats to make concessions on border security before putting the bills up for a vote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe House of Representatives and Speaker Mike Johnson don\u2019t give a damn about the American people, our border, our jobs, our economy, or our national security,\u201d Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1781713821834305639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cCongress has already sent $113 BILLION to Ukraine. We shouldn\u2019t send another penny.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis is the United States House of Representatives while our own border is wide open,\u201d Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) posted on X alongside a picture of Democrats waving Ukrainian flags during the vote. \u201cUnbelievable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the United States House of Representatives while our own border is wide open. <\/p>\n<p>Unbelievable. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kJS7yeEDWZ\">pic.twitter.com\/kJS7yeEDWZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Barry Moore (@RepBarryMoore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBarryMoore\/status\/1781744088846348367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each of the aid proposals alongside the TikTok measure will now be bundled as one and sent to the Senate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, the House approved various spending bills, allocating $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Ukraine received $60 billion, Israel approximately $17 billion, with $9 billion for humanitarian aid, and $8 billion to support Taiwan. 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