The White House asks Congress for $106 billion for Ukraine and Israel

The White House asks Congress for 6 billion for Ukraine and Israel

White House asked this Friday Congress nearly $106 billion finance ambitious plans for Ukraine, Israel and US border security, but did not offer any strategy for getting money from The Congress has been disrupted.

Funding Request President Joe Biden It came days after he visited Israel and pledged solidarity as the country bombed the Gaza Strip following an attack by the Islamist group Hamas that killed 1,400 people in southern Israel.

By combining funding for Israel with funding for Ukraine, border security, refugee aid, measures to counter China and other hotly debated priorities, Biden hopes to create a must-pass national security spending bill that can win support in the chaotic House of Representatives.

However, the House of Representatives, which Republicans won control of last year, He was without a leader for more than two weeks.

Some Republican lawmakers are skeptical about the need to finance Ukraine’s war with Russia and have threatened a complete government shutdown to end debt-fueled spending.

Shalanda YoungBiden’s budget director, commented in a letter to acting House Speaker Patrick McHenry.

The world is watching, and the American people rightly expect their leaders to come together and implement these priorities.

“I urge Congress to consider them as part of a comprehensive bipartisan agreement in the coming weeks,” he concluded.

(according to information from Reuters)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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