The House on Saturday passed a $95 billion aid package that includes two long-awaited bills with $60.8 billion of Ukraine aid and $26 billion in aid to Israel.

The Ukraine bill, which passed with 311 votes in favor, 112 votes against, and one present, will now head to the Senate alongside the Israel aid bill and two others — one with aid for Taiwan and another that forces Tiktok’s parent company to sell it.

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    8 months ago

    If it was so urgent, why did he split it so it now the bill has to go through the Senate again?

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        8 months ago

        There was one bill that included help for Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel. Republicans only had problems with the former.

        If Ukraine was so important why did Mike split the bill. By splitting it, he made a change and because of that the bill needs to be voted on yet again in the Senate. If he didn’t split it, Biden could just sign it immediately.

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          8 months ago

          I’m confused where the aspect of urgency is coming from. I never asserted that Johnson was doing things urgently.