US Senate bid to salvage Ukraine and Israel aid as border deal crumbles
US lawmakers are working hard to save a plan to give military help to Ukraine and Israel. This plan hit a snag when the Senate said no to a deal about borders that both parties had agreed on.
The failed deal bundled together restrictions for the US-Mexico border with help for Ukraine and Israel. It took four months to work out, but it fell apart after Donald Trump told Republicans to reject it.
Republicans said the deal didn’t do enough to reform immigration. Some Democrats, on the other hand, thought it went too far.
Now, senators are trying to come up with a new version of the plan.
Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the Senate, has suggested a new bill. This one removes the immigration parts but keeps the help for other countries.
The package is worth $96 billion. It includes $60 billion to support Ukraine, $14.1 billion for security in Israel, and $9.15 billion for humanitarian aid in both places.
There’s also money, $2.44 billion, for US activities in the Red Sea, and $4.83 billion to help US allies in the Indo-Pacific region and to stop the Chinese government from being aggressive.
