Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, speaks to the media after the bill was passed – Photo: Reuters
Washington: With clear support in the US House of Representatives, the US approved a $95 billion security cooperation package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
According to the report of the foreign news agency Reuters, the US House of Representatives has approved a $95 billion package for security cooperation for the three countries, while moderate Republican members have raised strong objections.
$26 billion will be provided to Israel, including $9.1 billion for humanitarian needs, $60.84 billion to Ukraine, including $23 billion for US weapons, stocks and installations.
$8.12 billion is part of the package for US allies in the Asia-Pacific, including Taiwan.
After the approval of the House of Representatives, the said measure will go to the Senate, where similar measures have been approved more than two months ago.
The report said US leaders, including Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell, have been urging Republican Senate Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the bill to the House for a vote.
The aid package bill is expected to pass in the Senate next week, after which it will become law with the signature of President Joe Biden.
A dozen Democratic members or lawmakers held Ukrainian flags as the bill was passed in the House, while Speaker Mike Johnson told lawmakers it violated decorum.
The report said the unusual four-point package included funding for Israel, security cooperation for Taiwan, alliances in the Asia-Pacific and measures including sanctions, a threat to ban Chinese social media app TikTok and the possibility of asset transfers. Russians are frozen to Ukraine. .
Earlier, the White House said in a statement yesterday that the eyes of the world are on Congress to see what it decides, the approval of the law will send a coherent message to the world about strengthening American leadership at an important time.
The administration urged both houses of Congress to immediately send the funding package to the president for his signature, the statement said.
Hard-line Republicans in the House of Representatives have strongly opposed providing more aid to Ukraine, saying it would only add to the strain on the US economy.
The Republicans had also threatened to oust Speaker Johnson, who was elected in October 2023 after Kevin McCarthy was ousted by party hardliners.
