White House plans to put Ukraine, Taiwan and border funding in its Israel request – By Abigail Williams, Julie Tsirkin, Courtney Kube and Carol E. Lee (NBC News) / Oct 11, 2023
The White House and some key lawmakers had been discussing linking Ukraine and Israel aid
WASHINGTON — Officials in President Joe Biden’s administration have privately told lawmakers that the White House is preparing a supplemental funding request to submit to Congress that includes money for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan and U.S. border security, according to two congressional officials, an administration official and a defense official.
Administration officials also said the request would aim to address the strain that providing additional military support for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan would put on the Pentagon’s stockpiles, the sources said, by asking for money to build more weapons.
Biden said Tuesday that “when Congress returns, we’re going to ask them to take urgent action to fund the national security requirements of our critical partners.”
Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that the Office of Management and Budget is drafting the supplemental request.
