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Ukraine budget worked for the first time?The Senate takes a step forward

On the 8th, the US Senate announced a plan to aidukraineBudgetGoing a step further, after the Democratic Party killed the national security supplemental budget bill and postponed the border policy portion,Republican PartyLawmakers came down in favor of it, passing a procedural vote.

On the 7th, the Senate blocked US$118.3 billion, including border security and additional budget aid to Ukraine; Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer immediately announced a split bill, removing the controversial border policy, and moving forward a separate budget for aid to Ukraine and other US allies. .., hopefully this part can win the support of the Republican Party and be passed first.

The latest amendment includes a total of US$95.3 billion in aid to US allies such as Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan; This time the procedural vote to invoke cloture passed easily with the support of 17 Republican congressmen, and a total of 67 senators supported closing debate, so that bills could be spared lengthy debate and allowed to proceed through deliberations and voting. Can be presented for.

Schumer said this is a good start. This bill is indispensable to the national security of the United States, the security of our allies and partners in Ukraine and Israel, and humanitarian assistance to innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip and Taiwan.

Kirby, the strategic communications coordinator for the White House National Security Council, said US President Biden believes support for Ukraine is important, especially now.

Reuters reported that the Senate will take several more days to refine the content of the foreign aid budget bill, and Republican lawmakers also plan to introduce proposals and do not rule out working overtime over the weekend. Schumer said he will continue to push forward until the job is done.

The original proposal was the result of months of negotiations between Democratic and Republican senators, and was called the National Security Supplement Act. It will allocate a total of US$118.3 billion, of which US$60 billion will be used to support anti-Russian Ukraine. , US$14.1 billion will be used to provide Israeli security assistance; Another US$4.83 billion will be provided. The US dollar supports key US partners in the Indo-Pacific that face threats from China; It provided $9.15 billion in humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Ukraine, and conflict areas around the world; Additionally, the bill authorizes $20.2 billion to strengthen US border security.

Now that a separate foreign aid budget is being allocated, the fact that a majority of senators from both parties are willing to support it does not mean that the future of the bill is bright.

The Democratic Party is still worried about the influence of former President Trump. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, who is responsible for border negotiations, told Reuters on the 7th that once Trump speaks forcefully on the immigration bill, things will be over; If Trump sticks to his words then the matter will end. Fire towards Ukraine, he does not know how Ukraine’s budget will be saved.

Republicans have a majority in the House of Representatives. House Speaker Mike Johnson, who previously took a tough stance against additional national security budget, is now refusing to say how he will handle the Senate-passed foreign aid package. The Wall Street Journal reported that although he believes it is important to support Ukraine, he faces challenges from members of his own party, like Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.

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