The amount corresponds to around NOK 1,250 billion. The agreement comes after several months of negotiations, but there is opposition to the measures in both parties, according to the Reuters news agency. According to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the proposal must be voted on by Wednesday at the latest. Biden asks Congress to hurry Biden asks the Senate to hurry to pass the package for border security, Ukraine and Israel. – I ask that Congress come together and vote through this cross-political agreement and put it on my table so that I can sign it immediately, Biden said, according to Reuters. He also says that the Republicans in the House of Representatives must now decide if they want to solve the problem, or if they want to continue playing politics with the situation on the border. The package includes just over $20 billion for border security, as well as just over $60 billion for Ukraine support and just over $14 billion in security aid to Israel, according to a source in the Senate. In addition, almost 2.5 billion dollars will go to the US military’s Central Command (Centcom) and the conflict in the Red Sea, close to 5 billion dollars to support the US’s partner countries in the escalating situation with China. On top of this comes $10 billion in humanitarian aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip, the occupied West Bank and Ukraine.
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Agreement on proposals in the US Senate – money both for border security, Ukraine and Israel – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
