Senate finally passes aid bills worth billions to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of delay
The US Senate on Tuesday evening finally sent a three-pronged aid package with military assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to President Joe Biden’s desk, ending months of delays that administration officials and top brass were increasingly blaming for Ukrainian battlefield casualties.
Senators voted 79-18 for the aid package in largely bipartisan fashion, with conservatives having mounted their opposition to the Ukraine portion of the bill similar to fellow Republicans in the US House of Representatives. The legislation — which also includes a ride-along bill that addresses a potential ban of Chinese-owned TikTok — pased late in the evening on Tuesday with 15 Republican Senators and three members of the Senate Democratic caucus voting against it.
“America will never shrink from its responsibility as a leader on the world stage,” Senate Majority Leader , a Democrat
