(VOVWORLD) - US President Joe Biden’s administration is considering 60 billion USD in assistance for Ukraine and 10 billion USD for Israel in a supplemental spending request he will send to Congress as soon as Friday, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
 US President Joe Biden. (Photo: REUTERS)
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Biden has been widely expected to ask Congress to pass a supplemental spending bill quickly, as Washington responds to the deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants while looking to continue to support Ukraine.
The supplemental request would include defense aid and funding for efforts to beef up security on the US border with Mexico.
Several sources said on Wednesday that Biden has not settled on a final figure, and the breakdown has not been communicated to Congress.
Under US law, Congress, not the executive branch, controls spending.