That's a damned good reason.The 70-29 vote capped nearly a week of floor debate and four months of wrangling over President Biden’s request to fund the war in Ukraine, which he submitted to Congress in October.
Weary senators voted on the legislation shortly before sunrise after conservatives, led by Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), spoke through the night to vent their objections to the bill.
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Twenty-two Republican senators voted to pass the bill, a greater number than voted to advance it in any of the earlier procedural votes.
Two Democrats — Sens. Jeff Merkley (Ore.) and Peter Welch (Vt.) — voted no, citing deep concerns over supporting Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military campaign in Gaza. The measure would provide $14 billion in security assistance to Israel.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) also voted against it for the same reason.
The Hill
So we'll provide some aid to the Palestinians we're providing money to destroy.In addition to military and economic aid to Ukraine and Israel, the measure will provide $9 billion in humanitarian aid for Gaza, the West Bank and Ukraine, and $4.8 billion to deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific.
It would also provide $2.4 billion to help the U.S. forces defend against Iranian-backed Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
The package includes the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, which would require Biden to sanction transnational criminal organizations that traffic fentanyl and allow the use of proceeds from property seized from traffickers to fund law enforcement operations.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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