Congress plans to weigh a new supplementary aid package that will provide support for both Israel and Ukraine.
On the top of their to-do list is a supplemental aid package to support Israel and Ukraine as bloody wars rage in both countries.
Flanked by a bipartisan group of senators, Schumer said he had talked with Israeli leaders about their needs, including replacement ammunition for the country's Iron Dome missile defense system and precision-guided bombs.Schumer didn't mention Ukraine when speaking about the aid package. But National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan did during a weekend interview with"Face the Nation.
Legislative activity in the House is all but dead ever since the ousting of Kevin McCarthy as speaker. Any action in the chamber is on hold until a new speaker takes up the gavel. Still, President Biden has insisted the U.S. has the capacity to support both Ukraine and Israel — and an obligation to do so.
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