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US Senate blocks Ukraine funding
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/588636-senate-blocks-ukraine-funding/
President Biden had pleaded for Congress to pass the $111 billion proposal | A spending package proposed by the White House, that included over $60 billion in funding for Kiev, failed to pass in the Senate on Wednesday, falling short of the 60 votes necessary to proceed. ● The final vote was 49 in favor and 51 against; the Republican opposition voted against the bill alongside Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who normally votes with the Democrats. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, also voted “no” so he could bring the bill up again at a later date, according to The Hill. ● The White House originally requested $105 billion in emergency supplemental “national security” funding in October, choosing to bundle the aid to Ukraine with money for Israel, Taiwan and “border security” in order to appeal to Republicans. The GOP-majority House has insisted on dealing with each issue in a separate appropriations bill – which the Democrat-dominate Senate refused. ● The US has sent over $100 billion in aid to Kiev since the conflict with Russia escalated in February 2022, including weapons, ammunition, supplies, and cash to bolster the Ukrainian currency and pay pensions and government salaries. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that Ukraine would be defeated without additional funding, and that this would be entirely Washington’s fault.
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