US House is set to vote on a $95 billion foreign aid package targeted at supporting Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan as Republicans oppose the bill saying that the funds instead of foreign aid should be redirected toward addressing immigration challenges at the borders.
Republican Speaker Mike Johnson disobeyed opposition within his party and has placed his leadership position on the line to push forward this legislation.
The legislation on which the House of Representatives will vote would allocate $60 billion for Ukraine, $26 billion for Israel with humanitarian aid for conflict zones like Gaza, and $8 billion for the Indo-Pacific region.
There are three separate bills for each of these funds. The funding allocation for the third bill earmarks $3.3 billion for the development of submarine infrastructure and $2 billion for foreign military financing for Taiwan and its allied nations.
A fourth bill consists of foreign policy proposals on Russian assets, sale of Chinese video hosting app TikTok, and imposing sanctions on Iran, China, Russia, and firms that traffic the fentanyl that has been responsible for a concerning rise in overdoses and deaths in recent years in the United States.
Johnson aims to support without risking the deal’s collapse due to opposition to any single component in the bills.
He may also face a potential ouster due to Republicans and hard-liner Democrats in the House. If secured approval, the Senate will take up the bill, and send the legislation to President Biden.
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