The US administration said on Monday that President Joe Biden will veto a bill supported by Republicans in the House of Representatives to provide aid to Israel, as he pushes to approve more comprehensive legislation to provide support for Israel and Ukraine and allocate new funds for border security.
“The administration strongly encourages both chambers of Congress to reject this political ploy and instead send the bipartisan National Security Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to the President’s desk,” the Office of Management and Budget noted in a statement.
US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson pledged on Sunday that the Senate agreement on a newly unveiled bill linking enhanced border security in exchange for providing aid to Ukraine would “deliver dead” to his Republican-dominated chamber.
“The bill is worse than we expected, and will not come close to ending the border disaster caused by the President,” Johnson wrote on the
The security supplement to the law allocates total funding of $118.3 billion, including $60 billion to support Ukraine, which is at war with Russia, which is in line with the White House request, and $14.1 billion in security aid to Israel, according to a summary published by Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patty. Murray.
The bill includes $20.2 billion for US border security and a number of amendments to immigration policies approved by Democratic and Republican negotiators.
The bill gives President Biden the authority to reject asylum seekers if the number of crossings exceeds 5,000 per week, which has happened several times in the past few months.
It is not clear whether the 370-page bill has the 60 votes it needs to pass the first procedural vote in the 100-seat Senate controlled by Democrats.
It is worth noting that the vote is expected to take place on Wednesday, at the latest.
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2024-02-06 00:10:27
