Passage through the House clears away the biggest hurdle to Biden's funding request, first made in October as Ukraine's military supplies began to run low.
The Ukraine vote will be closely watched in Kyiv, which has warned of an urgent need for fresh support from its allies as Russia makes steady gains on the battlefield. If the House passes the bills, the Senate may approve the package as soon as this weekend.
The House is expected to vote Saturday afternoon on Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) four-part plan to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Indo-Pacific allies. The measure is widely expected to pass after Democrats joined Republicans to push the measure over two key hurdles,
It all comes down to this. After months of fighting between the parties, across the chambers and within the House Republican conference, the lower chamber is poised Saturday to approve a massive new round of foreign aid,
It all comes down to this. After months of fighting between the parties, across the chambers and within the House Republican conference, the lower chamber is poised Saturday to approve a massive new round of foreign aid,
"From our intense work with both parties and committee approval of voting procedures today, I am cautiously optimistic this time," Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markarova, told the Kyiv Independent on April 19.