WASHINGTON: The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to pass a foreign aid package that included long-stalled aid for Israel and Ukraine.<\/p>\n
The measure, totaling 95 billion U.S. dollars, was passed by a vote of 79 to 18. Having cleared the House on Saturday, the legislation will now go to President Joe Biden, who has indicated that he will sign it into law.<\/p>\n
The lion’s share of the fund contained in the legislation will support Ukraine with a total of nearly 61 billion dollars, according to a summary of the legislation. The package would also provide over 26 billion dollars in aid for Israel.<\/p>\n
The bill will also provide an 8.12-billion-U.S.-dollar military assistance to the so-called “U.S. allies” in the Asia-Pacific region, including China’s Taiwan region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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