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Senate Passes $95 Billion Foreign Aid Package

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., stand together during a meeting with visiting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 27, 2023. Before adjourning for the August recess, the two leaders worked to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Senate voted to pass a major $95 billion foreign aid package late Tuesday night, marking a major achievement for Congress and securing necessary funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

The measure passed 79-18.

Congress has been at a standstill over additional funding for Ukraine, and other funding for Israel and Taiwan, with many Republicans holding out until there was substantial legislation for the southern border crisis. But the House passed three bills on Saturday that include $61 billion for Ukraine, $26 billion for Israel, and $8.1 billion in aid for Taiwan.

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