🇺🇸 US House Passes $95 Billion in Aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

[Old School]

The US House passed $61 billion in fresh aid for Ukraine on Saturday, ending a six-month political impasse during which Kyiv's stockpiles dwindled in its war against Russia.

The Ukraine aid will be combined with funding for Israel and Taiwan, for a foreign assistance package totaling $95 billion.

Speaker Mike Johnson worked with Democrats and overcame fierce objections from within his own party to funding Ukraine, ultimately pushing that legislation to passage on a 311 to 112 bipartisan vote.

"We did our work here and history will judge us well," Johnson said after the vote.

The Senate is expected to pass the package, which was negotiated with the White House, next week.

The vote marks a victory for Republican defense hawks against the more isolationist wing of the party led by Donald Trump. Even so, more Republicans voted against further aid to Ukraine than in favor.

"We cannot be afraid of our shadows. We must be strong. We have to do what's right," House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican, said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy quickly celebrated the vote on the social media platform X. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin decried the fresh aid.

 

[Old School]

This defense aid package of USD 95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan is far greater than our entire Pakistani national budget for FY 2023-24, which is USD 50.45 billion! Our population will be tenfold greater than that of those three countries. So, you can see where the priorities lie for the United States. It is also a wakeup call for our leaders who frequently travel to Washington.

 

[Lulldapull]

Imam Putin has reduced Ukraine to a pile of smouldering rubble. He's killed half a million Ukrainians. Molvi Khamenei has largely intimidated Israel and is ready to bust Israel a new fun-hole using the low cost high value muzlim toady model. Now if chacha Jhing Phing pulls down Taiwanese panty, the whole house of cards will come down quick. There is panic in DC and London. Look at the frenzied media shows...... ......All day they are yelling Russia bad, Iran evil, China pussy........