US House passes 95 billion USD Ukraine, Israel aid package, sends to Senate
(VOVWORLD) - The US House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a 95 billion USD legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific.
The Senate is set to begin considering the House-passed bill on Tuesday, with some preliminary votes that afternoon. Final passage is expected sometime next week, which would clear the way for President Joe Biden to sign it into law.
The bills provide 60.84 billion USD to address the conflict in Ukraine, including 23 billion USD to replenish US weapons, stocks and facilities; 26 billion USD for Israel, including 9.1 billion USD for humanitarian needs, and 8.12 billion USD for the Indo-Pacific.
The Biden administration is already finalizing its next assistance package for Ukraine so it can announce the new tranche of aid soon after the bill becomes law in order to meet Ukraine’s urgent battlefield needs, a White House official said.