Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are making the Biden administration's case to Congress that the United States should immediately send major aid to both Israel and Ukraine.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the State Department, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Washington. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Blinken will make the case Tuesday that the United States should immediately send aid to Israel and Ukraine, testifying at a Senate hearing as the administrations massive $105 billion emergency aid request for conflicts in those countries and others has already hit roadblocks in the divided Congress.
The two secretaries were repeatedly interrupted by dozens of protesters calling for Israel to end its bombardment of the Gaza Strip, and the hearing had to be suspended as police cleared the room. “Cease fire now!” they yelled. “Save the children of Gaza!” Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., said at the start of the hearing that she and the panel’s top Republican, Maine Sen. Susan Collins, are writing “strong bipartisan legislation” that would include aid for both countries, as Biden has requested.
Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the No. 2 Senate Republican, said it could complicate Democrats’ efforts to pass the two together if there were a bipartisan vote for the Israel aid alone in the House.
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