US Senate rejects supplemental funding bill for Ukraine and Israel.
The project projected US$118 billion. The vote on Wednesday ended with 49 votes in favor and 50 votes against. 60 favorable votes were needed for the project to move forward.
Sputnik Brazil - The US Senate on Wednesday (7) vetoed a $118 billion (R$ 586,3 billion) supplemental funding bill for aid to Ukraine and Israel, as well as immigration reforms and national security measures.
On Sunday, Senate negotiators released a draft of $118 billion (R$ 586,3 billion) in supplemental funding legislation, following months of bipartisan negotiations on the matter. The Biden administration initially requested the supplemental funding from the U.S. Congress in October.
The vote on Wednesday ended with 49 votes in favor and 50 votes against. Sixty votes in favor were needed for the bill to move forward. US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer voted against the bill on a "procedural measure" to allow for reconsideration of funding to Ukraine and Israel. >>> READ ALSO: US House rejects Republican-led effort to pass bill providing exclusive aid to Israel.
The Senate will now consider a revision of the bill, which should include aid to Ukraine and Israel, but not reforms to immigration law. The vetoed bill provided for $95,34 billion (R$175,6 billion) in funding, including more than $60 billion (R$298 billion) for Ukraine and $14 billion (R$69,5 billion) for Israel.
US Senator Mike Lee, in turn, stated that Republicans should oppose further aid to Ukraine unless it is linked to border security measures. In a post on the social network X (formerly Twitter), Lee celebrated the veto of what he called a "false deal."
US Senator JD Vance argued that the "Ukraine First" package abandons all means of achieving border security. Vance also criticized the Senate leadership for not granting lawmakers more time to review the bill.