The bills amount to a $95 billion aid package in total.

The House on Saturday passed a $95 billion aid package that includes two long-awaited bills with $60.8 billion of Ukraine aid and $26 billion in aid to Israel.

The Ukraine bill, which passed with 311 votes in favor, 112 votes against, and one present, will now head to the Senate alongside the Israel aid bill and two others — one with aid for Taiwan and another that forces Tiktok’s parent company to sell it.

  • shikitohno@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    If I had to rationalize it, I expect they simply want to give the bare minimum to avoid requiring sending soldiers to invade Iran directly.

    Nah, the bare minimum to avoid sending soldiers to Iran is whatever it costs to send Israel a message saying “Lol, get fucked.”

    Israel has made their bed, let them lie in it now. I really don’t see the US being able to sell an invasion of Iran at this point.