
Here’s what aid the House bills would provide to Ukraine, Israel
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House Republicans released the text of three bills Wednesday that would provide aid for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region, with the latter intended to help deter Chinese aggression in the area.
House Republicans released the text of three bills Wednesday that would provide aid for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region, with the latter intended to help deter Chinese aggression in the area. The three-part package is similar to a foreign aid bill that passed the Senate in February. Taken together, the House bills add up to about $95 billion in aid – the same amount the Senate bill included – with an adjustment that $10 billion in Ukraine economic assistance is in the form of a repayable loan, CNN has reported. The House is expected to vote on the bills Saturday. President Joe Biden said in a statement Wednesday that he supports the aid package. Here’s what’s included in the bills, according to a summary provided by House Republicans: One of the bills would provide a total of nearly $61 billion to assist Ukraine and others in the region fight Russia – about the same that was included in the Senate bill.

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