US Democrats in Congress are ready to vote for the allocation of military aid to Ukraine and Israel.
Aid to Ukraine and Israel from the USA
The leader of the majority in the Senate, Democrat Chuck Schumer, plans to hold a vote on billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel as early as December 4.
Politico reported this.
Schumer is thus pressing lawmakers to agree on the border security policy as it is combined with aid to Ukraine and Israel.
Schumer called this requirement the "biggest obstacle" to providing new funds for Ukraine's defence against Russia and Israel's war with Hamas.
Our 51-member caucus is ready to work to solve immigration, but warned that if the GOP takes too hard a line, it could put under threat the supplemental bill, the Democratic leader said.
He also urged Democrats to work more with Republicans to strike a deal, warned of long nights and days ahead, and possible weekend work.
A bipartisan coalition was formed several weeks ago with hopes of reaching a deal that would combine Biden's request for more than $100 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and the border with changes to US asylum and parole policies.
There are about 60 votes in favor of sending tens of billions more to Ukraine, but Republicans have warned they will not do so without agreement on a border security policy because they believe Speaker Mike Johnson will not consider a bill that lacks provisions on border security. Congress twice passed spending bills this fall that do not include aid to Ukraine, and the situation will only get more complicated in the new year, writes Politico.
Schumer also said that a briefing o’ briefing on Ukraine will be held in the coming days.
Nothing would make autocrats like Putin or Xi happier right now than for the United States to waver in support of the Ukrainian people and their military. This is not only Ukrainian or transatlantic security, it is also American security, because an uncontrolled Putin would become an emboldened Putin.
What is known about the situation with the issue of military aid to Ukraine and Israel from the USA
According to Mike Turner, the head of the intelligence committee of the US House of Representatives, it will be difficult for Congress to decide on further military aid to Ukraine and Israel by the end of this year.
Congress will require changes in laws to return the border to its previous state, the congressman explains, referring to the disagreements in Congress on the issue of funding for strengthening the protection of the border with Mexico, which is included in the package together with the issues of military assistance to Ukraine and Israel.
Turner noted that a return to the previous provisions of the legislation on border security measures could mean restrictions on the entry of asylum seekers into the country, in particular, by crossing the border from the Mexican side.
