US House of Representatives approves 89 billion euros aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan overcoming months of internal discord. The vote was passed 311-112 votes.
All amendments to the bill providing aid to Ukraine that would have reduced the assistance were rejected before the vote.
Ukraine has been running out of weapons and has warned that if it doesn’t receive more from its allies, Russia will make big advances. With the situation growing dire, bipartisan support has become crucial, despite months of internal discord within the Republican-controlled House. Ukrainian servicemen told CNN the US House vote to approve military aid provides a much-needed shot in the arm.
The vote also so a commitment by the US of providing 24.5 billion euros to Israel.
Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the spokesperson for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, voiced strong condemnation of the US House’s approval of a $26 billion aid package for Israel, claiming the funding will directly correlate to the increasing number of Palestinian casualties, according to a statement published Saturday by WAFA, the official Palestinian agency.
The Bill could see the wildly popular video creation and sharing app TikTok banned in the country unless it divests from its Chinese parent company ByteDance.
The app warned that, if passed, the legislation would “trample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans, devastate 7 million businesses, and shutter a platform that contributes $24 billion (€22.5 billion) to the US economy, annually.”
US President Joe Biden has said he would approve the legislation if it makes its way to him.
The legislation will be combined into one amendment before being sent to the Senate, where lawmakers will begin voting on it Tuesday.
