The stopgap government funding bill signed by Joe Biden does not include spending to support Ukraine and Israel.
The United States Congress will approve a new aid package for Ukraine, but the path to this decision may be “messy.” US Senator from the Democratic Party Jeanne Shaheen announced this on Saturday, November 18, during a visit to Canada, Ukrinform reports.
He noted that he is optimistic about the adoption of the support package proposed by the administration of President Joe Biden, which also includes aid to Ukraine.
“I am optimistic that this package will pass because there is bipartisan support in Congress,” Shaheen said.
At the same time, he noted that the process involves responding to every opinion and position and indicated that the decision to allocate funds should be discussed in detail.
“People need to be heard, they need to express their concerns, and they need to be addressed. However, I am convinced that in the end we will do this, because failure is unacceptable. We cannot allow Putin and his crony to win “said the senator.
US President Joe Biden is said to be trying to convince the US Congress to support aid to both Ukraine and Israel and approve a new $106 billion aid package, including more than $61 billion in funds to help Ukraine.
However, on November 2, the US House of Representatives, led by new Speaker Mike Johnson, passed a bill to allocate military aid to Israel totaling $14.3 billion. The project does not provide assistance to Ukraine. However, the upper house of Congress failed the bill, which did not contain aid to Ukraine.
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