House passes $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan – By Ehren Wynder (UPI) / April 20, 2024
April 20 (UPI) — The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Saturday passed a long-delayed $95 billion foreign aid package that includes funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., in a familiar fashion drew on Democratic support to push through the foreign aid plan that for months had been stalled by hardline GOP members.
Johnson split the package into four separate bills, aiming to give spurned Republican colleagues the opportunity to vote with their “conscience” on the measures they disliked.
The most contentious bill, a $61 billion military aid package for Ukraine, passed in a 311-112 vote, with Democrats overwhelming GOP opposition to the measure.
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