Biden hails foreign aid bill’s passage, pledges to get arms shipped within ‘hours’
The president also said he would take another stab at a border bill that didn’t make it into the final legislative compromise.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday praised passage of the long-awaited $95 billion aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and pledged that the money would quickly move to its intended destinations.
Speaking hours after the conclusion of months of a painstaking congressional standoff, the president was both celebratory and stern. He argued that the bill should have been done sooner and warned about what could have happened had it not passed at all.
He also said that the fresh aid reaffirmed America’s support of Ukraine, highlighting the threats facing Kyiv. The U.S., he added, will begin sending the first shipment of equipment, including air defense munitions, artillery, rocket systems and armored vehicles, in “a few hours.”
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