The US Senate has introduced a bill that would link US immigration policy to aid to Israel and Ukraine. But the delicate project is becoming increasingly complicated for US President Joe Biden. Because Republicans in the House of Representatives plan to remove Ukraine from the draft.
The administration of US President Joe Biden wants to veto the Republican bill, which only takes Israel into account: “The administration firmly rejects this plan, which does nothing to secure the border and does not help the Ukrainian people defend themselves against Putin’s aggression. , fails to support the security of American synagogues, mosques, and vulnerable houses of worship, and denies humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians.”
Months of work for nothing?
The White House Office of Management and Budget announced this in a statement on Monday (local time). “The administration urges both houses of Congress to reject this political ploy and instead quickly place the bipartisan supplemental national security appropriations bill on the president’s desk.”
Officials in the president’s Democratic administration worked for months with Senate Democrats and Republicans on legislation unveiled Sunday. It combines an overhaul of U.S. immigration policy and new funding for border security with billions of dollars in emergency aid for Ukraine, Israel and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
Republicans threaten Biden
The $118 billion measure would also provide humanitarian assistance to civilians affected by global conflicts.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Saturday that the House would reject the Senate’s bipartisan bill and instead vote this week on a measure that would only help Israel.
“The president’s veto threat is an act of treason,” Johnson said in a statement Monday evening. “By threatening to veto aid to Israel and our armed forces, President Biden is abandoning our ally in our hour of greatest need.”
Trump is applying pressure in the background
Republicans are bitterly divided over the legislation, with Donald Trump — the frontrunner for his party’s presidential nomination — and his closest allies vocally opposing it, calling the Senate plan insufficiently strict.
Trump has made border security with Mexico a key talking point in his campaign against Biden ahead of the November election.
There is already an election campaign in the US:
The Republican-majority House of Representatives passed an Israel-only bill in November. It was never discussed in the Democratic-led Senate, because lawmakers had to put together a broader package of measures at Biden’s request.
Source: Krone
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