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The US Senate passed a $95 billion national security package which includes aid for Ukraine and Israel. The bill also would force a TikTok sale.
It now heads to Joe Biden’s desk.
The Senate on April 23 voted to pass a $95 billion national security package that includes foreign aid for the war-torn nations of Ukraine and Israel, as well as the Indo-Pacific. The bill also includes a measure to force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company to address national security concerns.
The bill will now go to the desk of President Joe Biden, who’s expected to quickly sign it.
It passed through the upper chamber in a 79–18 nighttime vote.
The aid package’s final clearance through Congress marked a win for President Biden, Democrats, and more hawkish Republicans supporting Ukraine aid. But conservatives have decried the package for its billions to Ukraine and lack of border security measures.
Mitch McConnell was a big supporter of the bill and celebrated its passing.
He blamed Tucker Carlson for the delay.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) celebrated a Senate test vote to advance a House-passed $95.3 billion foreign aid bill, and took aim at conservative media personality Tucker Carlson for influencing what he called the “demonization of Ukraine.”
“I think the demonization of Ukraine began with Tucker Carlson, who in my opinion ended up where he should have been all along, which is interviewing Vladimir Putin,” McConnell said, answering questions from reporters on Tuesday. “He had an enormous audience, which convinced a bunch of rank-and-file Republicans that maybe this was a mistake.”
The Kentucky Republican took a victory lap after the Senate advanced a House-passed foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan by an 80-19 vote, putting the bill the closest to passage after being stalled for months. Several Senate Republicans who came out against a foreign aid bill in the Senate earlier this year voted to advance the bill Tuesday. The House passed the bill over the weekend with mixed support from both Democrats and Republicans.
McConnell has been one of the most outspoken proponents of aid to Ukraine, despite a segment of the GOP who have expressed skepticism about the U.S.’s financial support.
“I think we have turned a corner on the isolationist movement. I’d noticed how uncomfortable proponents of that are, when you call it isolationist. So, I think we’ve made some progress and I think it’s going to have to continue because we have big problems,” McConnell said.