US House of Representatives approves $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

The Chamber of Deputies of U.S approved this Saturday a 95 billion dollar foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel It is Taiwanafter the project was stalled for months due to blocking by a group of radical Republican lawmakers.

Each game was voted independently and the 61 billion to Ukraine They were approved by a bipartisan vote of 311 in favor and 112 against, in a session in which Democrats applauded and waved Ukrainian flags.

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The item of 26.4 billion for Israel It was approved by 366 votes in favor and 58 against and includes funds for anti-missile defense systems as well as the acquisition of advanced defense weapons systems. 9.2 billion dollars are for humanitarian assistance.

In another vote, funds for Indo-Pacific security were approved (Taiwanamong others) with a bipartisan vote of 385-34 plus one blank vote, that of the Democratic representative of Palestinian origin Rashida Tlaib.

Among other items, there are 8.1 billion dollars to neutralize the actions of China In the region of Indo-Pacific or $2 billion in foreign military financing for Taiwan and other key allies.

The project will now have to be approved in the Senate, where the Democratic Party It has a small majority.

After approval, the president Joe Biden commemorated in a declaration that lawmakers voted to promote “national security interests” of the country and for “send a clear message about the power of American leadership on the world stage.”

“At this critical turning point, they came together to respond to call of historypassing urgently needed national security legislation that I have fought for for months.”he claimed.

The bill approved today remains stuck in the Low camera due to blocking by a group of legislators who oppose funding Ukrainebut Iran’s recent attack on Israel has given it new impetus.

However, this Saturday the president’s plan Chamber of RepresentativesRepublican Mike Johnson, to split approval of the project into four votes.

In the fourth vote, several demands from the Republicans were added, including the imposition of sanctions on Iran, Russia and Chinaand a potential veto TikTok.

The Chamber approved what was called “Law of Peace through 21st Century Strength” with a bipartisan vote of 360 to 58.

Impose sanctions on ports and refineries that receive and process Iranian oil; empower the executive branch to seize and transfer Russian assets frozen in United States to Ukraine; and give the Chinese matrix TikTok, ByteDançanine months to sell the social media company are some of the concepts it includes.

After approval by the Chamber of Deputies, these items must go through the Senatewhere a very similar project was already approved last February, and later the project will be promulgated by the president Joe Biden.

The Democratic president has insisted since October last year that the Congress approve new financing for Ukraine and Israel.

For months, michael johnson refused to put to a vote the external aid it requests Biden because the toughest wing of the Republican Party opposes approving more military aid to Ukraine, a position that the former president and Republican candidate has promoted donald trump.

However, Iran’s attack on Israel last Saturday put pressure on Johnson to at least move forward with aid to Israel, Iran’s main ally. U.S in Middle East and which enjoys wide support among Republicans.

Source: Elcomercio

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