US President Joe Biden welcomed the Senate's approval of the aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. He urged the House of Representatives to vote for him as soon as possible.
Biden's statement about helping allies
The US president noted that the bipartisan bill is critical to advancing America's national security interests.
He congratulated the bipartisan coalition of senators who passed the bill and called on the House of Representatives to begin voting on it immediately.
We cannot afford to wait any longer. The price of inaction grows every day, especially in Ukraine. We are already seeing reports that Ukrainian forces are running out of ammunition on the front lines as Russian forces continue to attack and Putin continues to dream of conquering the Ukrainian people.
Joe Biden
the US president
Biden noted that if the United States does not stand up to tyrants who seek to conquer or divide the territories of their neighbours, the consequences for America's national security will be significant.
Our allies and adversaries will take note. It is time for the House to take action and immediately send this bipartisan bill to my desk so I can sign it into law.
The US Senate voted to allocate 60 billion dollars to Ukraine
On February 13, the US Senate — the upper house of the US Congress — voted for a bill on the allocation of aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan for $95 billion.
Now, the lower house of the US Congress — the House of Representatives — has to vote for it. However, its speaker, Mike Johnson, has already hinted that he will not bring the bill to a vote.
Absent any changes in border policy from the Senate, the House will have to continue working on these important issues on its own. America deserves better than the Senate status quo.
Mike Johnson
Speaker of the House of Representatives
On February 7, the Republicans in the Senate blocked the draft law, which included aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan and changes in the protection of the US border and migration policy.
