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Old 04-17-2024, 07:54 PM   #9765
Edward64
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The details of the Ukraine-Israel-Taiwan bills to be voted on this Saturday. No mention of border security, I have to believe there'll be something.

Hereā€™s what aid the House would provide Israel, Ukraine | CNN Politics
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Taken together, the House bills add up to about $95 billion in aid – the same amount the Senate bill included – with an adjustment that $10 billion in Ukraine economic assistance is in the form of a repayable loan, CNN has reported.

The House is expected to vote on the bills Saturday. President Joe Biden said in a statement Wednesday that he supports the aid package.
For Ukraine.

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One of the bills would provide a total of nearly $61 billion to assist Ukraine and others in the region fight Russia – about the same that was included in the Senate bill.
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... with an adjustment that $10 billion in Ukraine economic assistance is in the form of a repayable loan
For Israel.

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The House package would provide $26.4 billion to aid Israel, specifying that the funds are to support “its effort to defend itself against Iran and its proxies, and to reimburse US military operations in response to recent attacks,” according to a summary of the legislation.

The funding includes $4 billion for the Iron Dome and David’s Sling missile defense systems and $1.2 billion for the Iron Beam defense system, which counters short-range rockets and mortar threats.
For Taiwan & APAC

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The House package includes $8.1 billion to counter China’s actions in the Indo-Pacific region. It includes $3.3 billion to develop submarine infrastructure, $2 billion in foreign military financing for Taiwan and other key allies, and $1.9 billion to replenish defense items and services provided to Taiwan and regional partners.


EDIT: Axios reported below on the border stuff. If true, I still don't get it. GOP leverage is now with getting something for the border. Proposing a separate bill that probably won't pass the Senate this year seems to be a losing proposition. And there is no guarantee Trump will win for a border bill in 2025.

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Those four bills will be moved together procedurally, while another bill with "core components" of Republicans' Trump-era border policy bill will be introduced separately, he said.

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