The $95 billion in foreign aid was combined with legislation aimed at prying the social media app TikTok away from its China-based parent company.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks to reporters as the Senate prepares to advance the $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan passed by the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2024.WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said his vote Tuesday against aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan was among the toughest he’s faced during his 11 years in office.was combined with legislation aimed at prying the social media app TikTok away from its China-based parent company.
The House also voted on a modified version of HR 2 under a process that required two-thirds support, and it failed. All present House Republicans voted for it, but only five Democrats joined them, including U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen.Allred did not make it to the floor in time for the border vote but put into the Congressional Record that he would have voted against it.
But he criticized $9 billion for humanitarian aid included in the final package, saying much of that would flow to the Gaza Strip and be diverted to fund terrorism.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blasted Republican opponents to the aid package as isolationists sticking their heads in the sand.
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