{"id":2229146,"date":"2024-04-24T13:12:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-hails-95-billion-national-security-bill-passage-says-ukraine-aid-will-ship-within-hours\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T13:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:15:00","slug":"biden-hails-95-billion-national-security-bill-passage-says-ukraine-aid-will-ship-within-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-hails-95-billion-national-security-bill-passage-says-ukraine-aid-will-ship-within-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden celebrates $95 billion security bill approval, assures swift delivery of Ukraine aid"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fbiden-hails-95-billion-national-security-bill-passage-says-ukraine-aid-will-ship-within-hours%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=2229146&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>President\u200b Joe Biden acknowledged Congress for passing a significant national security bill, ensuring rapid equipment delivery to \u2063Ukraine. In a speech at the White \u2064House, Biden \u2064praised Ukraine&#8217;s \u2063military capabilities in the conflict with Russia. He highlighted\u2062 the bipartisan effort in passing \u2063the bill and emphasized American unity. The\u200d $95 \u2062billion \u200dbill includes aid for Taiwan, Israel, Ukraine, and Indo-Pacific allies. Biden\u2063 will sign the bill, underlining Ukraine&#8217;s priority for\u2063 aid.  <\/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>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> thanked Congress for passing a major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">national security<\/a> supplemental bill and promised that equipment would be shipped to Ukraine within two hours.<\/p>\n<p>In a speech inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">White House<\/a>, Biden said Ukraine has a fighting force and the skill to win its war against Russia, and that its soldiers were cheering in the trenches as they watched the House votes come in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a difficult path [to get the bill passed],\u201d Biden said of the monthslong debate in Congress. \u201cIt should have been easier, and it should have gotten there sooner. But in the end, we did what America always does. We rose to the moment, came together, and we got it done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2977171\/biden-to-sign-national-security-package-bill-on-wednesday-sending-billions-in-aid-to-ukraine-and-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"expected to sign\"> is to sign<\/a> the $95 billion bill Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate approved the bill by a 79-18 vote Tuesday night. The bill will provide roughly $95 billion in aid to Taiwan, Israel, Ukraine, and U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific. The legislation will also force TikTok\u2019s Chinese parent company to divest from the popular video app to remain available to download in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-gonzalez-slams-political-loser-trump-over-jan-6-riot-led-us-into-a-ditch-lied-to-us\/\" title=\"GOP Rep. Gonzalez Slams 'Political Loser' Trump over Jan. 6 Riot -- 'Led Us into a Ditch,' 'Lied to Us'\">president led<\/a> with Ukraine, which will receive the largest chunk of funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m making sure the shipments start right away,\u201d Biden said. \u201cIn the next few hours, literally two hours, we\u2019re going to begin sending equipment to Ukraine for air defense munitions, for artillery, for rocket systems and armored vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe bow to no one,\u201d he added. \u201cCertainly not [Russian President] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Vladimir Putin\">Vladimir Putin<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill will also help Israel thwart attacks such as the one it sustained just days ago from Iran. Biden said his commitment to Israel is \u201cironclad,\u201d while adding that the bill also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-covid-19-relief-bill-includes-1-billion-to-advance-racial-justice-in-farming\/\" title=\"Biden COVID-19 Relief Bill Includes  Billion To Advance \u2018Racial Justice\u2019 In Farming\">includes  billion<\/a> in food, medical supplies, and water for Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked leaders from both parties, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for helping get the bill across the finish line. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHistory will remember this time,\u201d Biden said. \u201cHistory will remember this moment. For all the talk about how dysfunctional things are in Washington, when you look over the past three years, we see that time and again on the critical issues, we\u2019ve actually come together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, the president did criticize Republicans for opposing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-if-dems-try-to-pass-3-5t-far-left-wish-list-then-hell-yeah-gop-should-skip-town-like-tx-dems\/\" title=\"Graham: If Dems Try To Pass .5T Far-Left Wish List Then \u2018Hell Yeah\u2019 GOP Should Skip Town Like TX Dems\">border security bill<\/a> that they said did not go far enough toward stemming illegal immigration. Biden promised to try again to get it passed despite a lack of support from the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t really watch global events unfold, we shape them,\u201d Biden said. \u201cThat\u2019s what it means to be the indispensable nation. That\u2019s what it means to be the world\u2019s superpower and the world\u2019s leading democracy. Some of our MAGA Republican members reject that vision, but this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-authorities-initiate-probe-into-possible-illegal-ballot-harvesting-in-2020-election\/\" title=\"Georgia Authorities Initiate Probe into Possible Illegal Ballot Harvesting in 2020 Election\">vote makes<\/a> it clear. There is a bipartisan consensus for that kind of American leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden expressed gratitude to Congress for approving a crucial national security bill. He pledged rapid shipment of equipment to Ukraine within two hours. 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