The Senate passed the $95 billion national security supplemental package to assist Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific — without any border security provisions.
The Senate passed a $95 billion national security supplemental package to assist Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific after a tedious procedural process that came to an end early Tuesday morning. The final vote was 70 to 29, with 22 Republicans voting yes. Democratic Sens. Peter Welch and Jeff Merkley, plus independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, voted no. The supplemental package does not include any border security provisions and comes as the national debt soars above $34 trillion.
The U.S. has already spent more than $100 billion in aid for Ukraine since its war against Russia began in Feb. 2022. 'I applaud the bipartisan coalition of Senators who came together to advance this agreement, and I urge the House to move on this with urgency. We cannot afford to wait any longer,' President Joe Biden said in a statement Tuesday. 'The costs of inaction are rising every day, especially in Ukraine.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a hawkish figure against continued aid to Ukraine, said on the floor before the final vote on Monday that the bill 'gives the finger to American taxpayers.' 'This bill gives the finger to all of America — this bill is Ukraine first, America last,' he said. Republican Sens. Roger Marshall, JD Vance, and Josh Hawley were just a few other senators who spoke in opposition to the bill on Monday, continuing the filibuster. Meanwhile, GOP Sens.
Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had backed funding for Ukraine, but drew criticism from party members who urged lawmakers not to pass foreign aid without securing the border first. 'I know it’s become quite fashionable in some circles to disregard the global interests we have as a global power, to bemoan the responsibilities of global leadership,' McConnell said on the floor on Super Bowl Sunday.
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