BREAKING: Senate passes $40 billion military, economic and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine; bill now goes to President Biden, who is expected to sign.
The biggest parts are $9 billion to replenish U.S. stocks of military equipment sent to Ukraine; nearly $4 billion for European Command operations, including intelligence support and hardship pay for troops deployed to the region; billions of dollars to address food shortages and the impact of rising food prices; and billions more in humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees.
But given the scale of the war effort, Schumer and other lawmakers said they are not certain it will be the last tranche. Asked whether the Ukrainians will need more U.S. aid after this batch, Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, the top GOP appropriator, said: “Probably, probably, probably. Europe’s going to be involved, and that will be led by the Germans — they’re the richest country over there.”of GOP senators to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the weekend in Kyiv.
But as the war has raged on, congressional Republicans have grown more and more divided over assistance for Ukraine.This week, 11 Republicans repeatedly voted against advancing the aid package in the Senate.
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