The White House opposed the bill to help Israel bypassing Ukraine.
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The US presidential administration opposes the House of Representatives bill on aid to Israel without additional money to Ukraine.
This was stated in a statement by the Joe Biden administration.
In October, the US President proposed to Congress to allocate $106 billion. to help Ukraine and Israel together. The decision was never made.
The White House called Johnson’s statement about supporting Israel without the help of Ukraine a “cynical maneuver.”
Now, according to Johnson, the United States does not have time to consider a package that combines aid to Ukraine and Israel and is linked to the issue of US borders, since Israel urgently needs help.
For months, the Administration has worked with a bipartisan group of senators on a national security agreement that will secure our border and support the people of Ukraine and Israel. Just as the legislative text is almost ready, House Republicans are resorting to their latest cynical political maneuver. Israel’s security should be a sacred thing, not a political game, Jean-Pierre said in a statement published on the White House website.
On February 3, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that a vote on a $17.6 billion aid bill for Israel would take place next week.
This proposal will soon be announced by the Senate after lengthy negotiations – Bloomberg writes about Johnson’s statement.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the move was needed to quickly get help to Israel in its fight against Hamas in the Gaza Strip because there was no time to consider a package combining aid to Ukraine and Israel with security provisions on the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Israeli bill unveiled Saturday is the latest sign that House Republicans are willing to delay action on aid to Ukraine indefinitely amid disputes over U.S. immigration policy.
Aid to Israel is much more popular in the House of Representatives than aid to Ukraine.
The bill provides funds for Israel’s Iron Dome and Iron Beam missile defense systems, funds for U.S. military operations in the Middle East and enhanced protection for U.S. personnel at embassies.
On February 1, US House Speaker Johnson told the three leaders of the Baltic parliaments that the issue of protecting the border with Mexico and associated additional funding for Ukraine was “likely” to be divided over concerns about reforming border policy.
The Hill subsequently wrote that Speaker Raj Shah subsequently downplayed the comments and said they were made in a hypothetical context.
Source: Racurs
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