The $95 billion foreign aid package approved by the U.S. Congress provides military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenishes U.S. weapons systems and gives humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. U.S. president Joe Biden has told Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy the U.S. will send badly needed air defense weaponry once the Senate approves a massive national security aid package that includes $60-billion for Ukraine. The wait for more funding from the U.S. has dragged on for months, all while Russia continues to press ahead in […]
By Ari Natter (Bloomberg) –The US House passed new sanctions on Iran’s oil sector set to become part of a foreign-aid package, putting the measure on track to pass the Senate
April 21 (UPI) — Hamas, the Palestinian militia that controls Gaza, blasted the U.S. House of Representatives on Sunday after the legislature passed a massive aid package that includes tens of billions of dollars for Israel. The U.S. House passed the bill Saturday as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., drew on Democratic support to push the $95 billion aid plan, […] The post Hamas condemns U.S. House for passing Israel aid package as alleged mass grave found first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the House of Representatives for passing a foreign aid bill supporting the country’s war effort against Russia and argued it shows the country will not face the same fate as Afghanistan. The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years in 2021 led to the country being overrun by the Taliban. […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson added a border security measure to a foreign aid package Wednesday in a bid to appease disgruntled conservatives, but he hasn’t won them over yet.
After Iran's strikes on Israel, Speaker Mike Johnson is facing pressure to pass a foreign aid deal to support the embattled country. Senators passed a $95 billion foreign aid package that includes money for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific in February. The deal also includes billions for Ukraine, which many in the GOP don't support. Johnson is also facing the threat of removal from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene if he moves forward with the Senate's bill
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed four separate national security supplemental bills on Saturday, clearing the way for the foreign aid package to arrive at President Joe Biden’s desk.One bill contained roughly $60 billion in aid for Ukraine, one with approximately $26 billion for Israel, another with $8 billion for the Indo-Pacific, and a final one that included a series of other policy priorities like the sale of TikTok and the REPO act that would allow the U.S. to seize...
A bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S. is again on its way to the Senate for approval, having passed the House for a second time in as many months.
In a 79-18 vote, the U.S. Senate voted to pass a package that included Ukraine aid, Israel aid, and other items even as the America's ever-expanding national debt is over $34 trillion. Two Democrats, independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, and 15 Republicans voted against passage, according to the Washington Post.The package now heads to President Joe Biden, who plans to sign it. — (@) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer described the package as "one of the...
The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a $95 billion package that will provide aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan after months of standstill and tensions within the House Republican conference. The four separate bills will provide foreign aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, and include a new measure to force the sale of TikTok after […]
By tying a potential TikTok ban to a bipartisan foreign aid deal, the bill