{"id":2226080,"date":"2024-04-20T15:48:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T19:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-house-passes-95-billion-ukraine-israel-aid-package-sends-to-senate\/"},"modified":"2024-04-20T15:49:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T19:49:58","slug":"us-house-passes-95-billion-ukraine-israel-aid-package-sends-to-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-house-passes-95-billion-ukraine-israel-aid-package-sends-to-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"The US House approves $95 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel, heading to the Senate"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fus-house-passes-95-billion-ukraine-israel-aid-package-sends-to-senate%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=2226080&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 US House \u2062approved a $95 billion aid package for \u2064Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan with bipartisan support. The bill now heads to the Senate, previously endorsing a similar measure. The Senate\u200d is likely \u2064to pass \u200dit soon, \u200bpaving the way for President Biden&#8217;s signature. The aid includes $60.84 billion in military funding. The US House has passed a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan with bipartisan support. The bill is now on its way to the\u200c Senate, which had\u200c previously supported a comparable measure. Senate approval is expected soon,\u2064 clearing \u200dthe\u200b path for President Biden to sign it into law. The aid package includes $60.84 billion designated for military funding.  <\/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<div>\n<p>The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation now proceeds to the Democratic-held Senate, which passed a similar measure more than two months ago. The Senate is expected to pass the measure next week, sending it to Biden to sign into law.<\/p>\n<p>The bills provide $60.84 billion to address the conflict in Ukraine, including $23 billion to replenish U.S. weapons, stocks and facilities; $26 billion for Israel, and $8.12 billion for the Indo-Pacific, including Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>The four-bill package also includes a measure that would give TikTok&#8217;s Chinese owner, ByteDance, a year to sell the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-left-pushes-lgbtq-activism-on-kids\/\" title=\"How The Left Pushes LGBTQ Activism On Kids\">video sharing app<\/a> or face a ban.<\/p>\n<p>Recent months have seen progressive Democrats express anger with Israel&#8217;s government and its conduct of the war in Gaza. Saturday&#8217;s vote, in which the Israel aid was passed 366-58, had 37 Democrats and 21 Republicans in opposition.<\/p>\n<p>On the Republican side, Reps. Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Lauren Boebert (Colo.), Tim Burchett (Tenn.), Andrew Clyde (Ga.), Eli Crane (Ariz.), Warren Davidson (Ohio), Scott DesJarlais (Tenn.), Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Bob Good (Va.), Paul Gosar (Ariz.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), Andy Harris (Md.), Thomas Massie (Ky.), Troy Nehls (Texas), Cory Mills (Fla.), Ralph Norman (S.C.), Scott Perry (Pa.), Matt Rosendale (Mont.), Chip Roy (Texas), Tom Tiffany (Wisc.), and Ryan Zinke (Mont.) voted against aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, who had urged Congress since last year to approve the additional aid to Ukraine, said in a statement: &#8220;It comes at a moment of grave urgency, with Israel facing unprecedented attacks from Iran and Ukraine under continued bombardment from Russia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The vote on passage of the Ukraine funding was 311-112. 112 Republicans opposed the legislation, with only 101 in support.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his thanks, saying U.S. lawmakers moved to keep &#8220;history on the right track.&#8221;\t<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The vital U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-ukraine-aid-after-months-of-debate-and-gop-opposition\/\" title=\"After lengthy deliberation and Republican resistance, the House approves aid for Ukraine\">aid bill passed today<\/a> by the House will keep the war from expanding, save thousands and thousands of lives, and help both of our nations to become stronger,&#8221; Zelensky said on X.<\/p>\n<p>It was unclear how quickly the new military funding for Ukraine will be depleted, likely causing calls for further action by Congress.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, the US House bipartisanly approved a $95 billion aid package aiding Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The bill now moves to the Democrat-controlled Senate, which previously endorsed a comparable bill. 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