The Biden administration is seeking billions of dollars in supplemental funding to help Israel and Ukraine.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are scheduled to meet with the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. to support Israel, Ukraine and other security priorities, amid uncertainty over whether congressional Republicans are willing to keep the funding taps open for Kyiv.
Funding for defense aid for Ukraine and Israel enjoys relatively wide bipartisan backing, but a growing number of Republicans have become skeptical on help for Kyiv, leaving its approval in doubt.he does not agree with the administration’s approach of combining Ukraine and Israel funding into a single bill.
U.S. policymakers are hoping to avoid a regional war in the Mideast, in part by sending sufficient aid to Israel such that rivals — chiefly Iran — are deterred from attempting additional attacks on the country. The amount that the White House requested for Israel, $14 billion, is more than four times what the United States sent the country last year.
Ukraine’s friends and rivals in Europe have been closely watching the turmoil in Congress in recent weeks, as House Republicans deposed their speaker and then struggled to pick another one. Democrats hope to pass security assistance quickly before currents funding for Ukraine dry up, potentially within weeks.U.N. and other charities are also calling for a cease-fireAt 96, they fell in love playing pool. She rejected his first marriage offer.
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Biden’s Cabinet secretaries will push a divided Congress to send aid to Israel and UkraineDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make the case to Congress that the United States should immediately send aid to Israel and Ukraine
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Biden’s Cabinet secretaries will push a divided Congress to send aid to Israel and UkraineDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make the case to Congress that the United States should immediately send aid to Israel and Ukraine.
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Biden’s Cabinet secretaries will push a divided Congress to send aid to Israel and UkraineDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make the case to Congress that the United States should immediately send aid to Israel and Ukraine.
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