Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted in favor of foreign aid during a rare weekend vote series on Saturday.
in an overwhelming bipartisan vote on Saturday, marking the first step toward providing financial assistance to a number of foreign allies.
The Ukraine bill allocates billions of dollars to replenish defense weapons and services provided to the wartorn country as it continues to stave off an invasion from Russia for over two years. The bill includes $11.3 billion to maintain U.S. military operations in the region as well as another $13.8 billion to secure advanced weapons systems and other defense services.
Although the Georgia Republican has not indicated what would be a trigger for her to move forward with her motion to vacate, Greene has repeatedly suggested Ukraine could be a redline. The latest foreign aid bill comes months after the Senate passed its own $95 billion foreign aid supplemental package in February that combined funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. However, Johnson deemed that bill “dead on arrival” in the House, resulting in a monthslong debate about how to move forward with providing aid to key U.S. allies overseas.
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