Senate passes $95B aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan despite Trump attacks
Speaker Mike Johnson signaled opposition to the package on Monday, saying the House will “continue to work its own will.”
The Senate approved $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan aid by a 70-29 vote early on Tuesday morning, sending the bill to an uncertain fate in the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson is giving the legislation a frosty reception.
Despite a last-ditch effort from conservative opponents of the bill, Johnson‘s cold water and former President Donald Trump’s attempts to kill the legislation, Republican support for the deal actually grew overnight, with 22 GOP senators voting in favor of the package — a kind of rejection of those in the party, like Trump, who argued any aid should be structured as a loan.
“With the strong bipartisan support we have here in the Senate, with this vote, I believe that if Speaker Johnson brought this bill to the House floor, it will pass with the same strong bipartisan support,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
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The vote came after a weekend of delays and an all-nighter of floor speeches between Monday and Tuesday. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) managed to delay final passage by opposing a time agreement on the bill, which would have advanced it much more quickly.
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Senate passes $95B aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan https://t.co/KmRnOyHlHF
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Senator Graham in Kyiv in May, one of the many times when he criticized the Biden administration for not giving Ukraine enough weapons and pledged that American support will not waver. https://t.co/FboXTgIG67 pic.twitter.com/Of2yCXq5ic
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