The White House has asked Congress for nearly $106 billion. for Ukraine, Israel and other priority areas. The request for Ukraine includes $61.4 billion.
Ukraine’s funding request will be passed by Congress when it comes up for a vote. State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller announced this on Wednesday, November 1, Voice of America reports.
“We think it’s a practical matter that when Ukraine’s funding request comes up for a vote, it will pass both houses of Congress,” Miller said.
He added that the United States continues to consider it important to support Ukraine. He emphasized that the United States will help Ukraine defend against Russian attacks.
“You saw the president give a speech in the Oval Office about our support for Ukraine. We will continue to stay focused on that,” he added.
US State Department head Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin spoke at a Senate hearing to secure a $106 billion package, most of which is intended to support Ukraine and Israel.
The Joe Biden administration has reportedly asked Congress to approve $106 billion in support for Ukraine, Israel, and other foreign aid, hoping that such a package deal would help approve the full amount.
At the same time, Congress wants to vote separately on such initiatives
New Correspondent.net on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels Athletistic and WhatsApp
Source: korrespondent
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.