The bill passed the Senate on an overwhelming 79-18 vote late Tuesday after the House had approved the package Saturday. Biden is expected to quickly sign the legislation.
The American and Ukrainian flags wave in the wind outside of the Capitol. The Senate is moving ahead with $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.The American and Ukrainian flags wave in the wind outside of the Capitol. The Senate is moving ahead with $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
Schumer and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made passage of the legislation a top priority, agreeing to tie the Ukraine and Israel aid to help ensure passage and arguing there could be dire consequences for the United States and many of its global allies if Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggression is left unchecked.
Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday the U.S. will send badly needed air defense weaponry as soon as the legislation is passed. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a longtime hawk who voted against the foreign aid package in February because it wasn't paired with legislation to stem migration at the border, was one of the Republicans who switched their votes."If we don't help Ukraine now, this war will spread, and Americans who are not involved will be involved," Graham said.
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