Senate approves bill to provide defense funding for Israel, Ukraine
Newsy
House Speaker Johnson has signaled he will not advance the bill as the GOP claims the U.S.-Mexico border remains a higher priority.
After an all-night session, the Senate approved a bill that would provide funding for Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific by a 70-29 vote early Tuesday.
The bill provides $95.3 billion in foreign aid, with $60 billion earmarked for Ukraine's defense and $14.1 billion in defense aid for Israel. The bill also sets aside $9.2 billion in humanitarian assistance for Gaza and $4.8 billion in aid for the Indo-Pacific.
What is notably not in the bill is funding for the U.S.-Mexico border. Republicans have gone back and forth over whether to include funding and policy changes to border security within this bill.
Despite a strong bipartisan approval in the Senate, House Speaker Mike Johnson indicated in a statement late Monday he will not support the Senate's bill.
Johnson said the Senate's bill does not address concerns he has at the U.S.-Mexico border. Conversely, some Republicans have urged removing the border component in order to get the security aid for Israel and Ukraine approved.
