The bill must now be approved in the Senate, where the Democratic Party has a narrow majority.
The United States House of Representatives approved one on Saturday package of 95 billion dollars (about 89 billion euros) in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, after the bill was stalled for months due to the blockade of a group of radical Republican lawmakers.
Each game is voted on independently and the 61 billion (about 57 billion euros) for Ukraine They were approved by a vote of 311 in favor to 112 against, during a session in which Democrats cheered and waved Ukrainian flags.
The departure of 26.4 billion (about 24.7 billion euros) for Israel It was approved by 366 votes in favor to 58 against and includes funds for anti-missile defense systems and for the purchase of advanced defense weapons systems. 9.2 billion dollars (approximately 8.6 billion euros) is intended for humanitarian aid.
In another vote, funds for the security of the Indo-Pacific (including Taiwan) were approved by a vote of 385 to 34 plus one ‘present’ vote (blank), that of Democratic Representative of Palestinian descent Rashida Tlaib.
There are, among other things $8.1 billion (about €7.6 billion) to counter Chinese actions in the Indo-Pacific region or 2 billion dollars (approximately 1,875 million euros) in foreign military financing for Taiwan and other key allies.
The bill must now be approved in the Senate, where the Democratic Party has a narrow majority.
“Clear message for American leadership on the world stage,” Biden says
After the approval, President Joe Biden celebrated in a statement that lawmakers had voted to advance the country’s “national security interests” and “send a clear message about the power of American leadership on the world stage.”
For his part, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyhas declared itself “grateful” for the approval of aid to Ukraine.
The “vital” package will now, according to Zelensky, prevent the war from “continuing to spread,” while “saving thousands and thousands of lives and helping both countries become stronger,” the Ukrainian leader wrote on the social network. . X.
The president thanked the House of Representatives, the Republican and Democratic parties, as well as ‘personally’ the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Republican Mike Johnson, for the step.
Source: EITB
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