US House passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

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The United States House of Representatives passed massive aid package worth $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Saturday to be presented to the Democrat-majority Senate.

The Senate will likely pass the measure at some point next week before President Joe Biden signs it into law, which may come as early as Monday or Tuesday.

In a post on X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was grateful for both US parties and “personally Speaker Mike Johnson” who brought the bill to the floor and had kept “history on the right track”. The Ukraine component of the bill passed on Saturday with a vote of 311-112 with all opposed being Republicans, while 101 were in support.

“This is a sellout of America today, when we had members of Congress in there waving the Ukrainian flag on the United States House of Representatives floor while we’re doing nothing to secure our border, I think every American in this country should be furious.” A total of about $61 billion is set to be forwarded to Ukraine to help fund its ongoing war with Russia, including $23 billion worth of American munitions. Picture: Libkos/Getty Images

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