Senate passes aid for Ukraine and Israel — along with potential TikTok ban — in bipartisan vote
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KSBW— Biden is expected to quickly sign the legislation and start the process of sending the money to Ukraine.
C-SPAN—House Passes Aid for Ukraine & Israel and Potential Ban for TikTok. The House passed legislation for aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. Also approved was a measure to force TikTok divestment from China.
NBC News—Senate passes Ukraine aid, Israel funding and path to TikTok ban, sending bill to Biden's desk. WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a $95 billion package to provide critical aid to Ukraine and enact a provision that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok. The vote of 79-18 sends the package to the White House. Fifteen Republicans and three Democrats voted against the legislation. The House passed the package on Saturday. Biden said Tuesday night that he will swiftly enact the measure. "I will sign this bill into law and address the American people as soon as it...
Newsweek—Senate Approves TikTok Ban, Aid Package for Israel, Ukraine. In a bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate has approved a potential ban on popular social media app TikTok and a long-awaited foreign aid package for Israel and war-torn Ukraine.The Senate passed the $95.3 billion bill—which also includes aid for Taiwan—by a vote of 79-18. The House on Saturday approved the bill's individual components following months of gridlock. President Joe Biden has indicated that he intends to swiftly sign the bill into law.The ContextWhile the Senate initially passed a very...