Billions in help to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan — together with a invoice to power TikTok’s Chinese language dad or mum firm to dump the favored app — are headed to President Joe Biden’s desk after months of delay.
The Senate handed the $95 billion bundle by a sweeping bipartisan margin on Tuesday, with 15 Republicans and three Democrats voting in opposition to the laws.
Republicans usually voted in opposition to the bundle due to their long-standing opposition to Ukraine help, whereas Democrats opposed the invoice over the lack of circumstances on Israel help.
On Saturday, the Home took separate votes on 4 particular person elements of the invoice, a plan hatched by Speaker Mike Johnson that was designed to appease Republicans but additionally gained plaudits from progressive Democrats.
That included a vote on a virtually $61 billion Ukraine help invoice, a greater than $26 billion Israel help invoice, Taiwan help, and a invoice that mixed an amended model of a beforehand authorized TikTok invoice that was mixed with a invoice permitting the US to seize Russian property to pay for Ukraine help.
37 Home Democrats voted in opposition to Israel help, whereas 112 Home Republicans voted in opposition to Ukraine help. 21 Home Republicans voted in opposition to each packages.
The invoice is broadly much like a $95.3 billion help bundle that handed the Senate in February, shortly after a bipartisan border deal collapsed within the face of opposition from former President Donald Trump and different congressional Republicans.
Most Republican senators — together with three Democrats — voted in opposition to that bundle.
However lots of these Republicans, resembling Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, determined to help the brand new invoice on Tuesday, bringing an finish to a months-long battle in Congress over overseas help and border coverage that uncovered divisions inside each the Democratic and Republican events.
Listed below are the three members of the Democratic caucus who voted in opposition to the invoice:
Listed below are the 15 GOP senators who voted in opposition to the invoice:
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John Barrasso of Wyoming
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Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee
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Mike Braun of Indiana
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Ted Budd of North Carolina
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Ted Cruz of Texas
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Invoice Hagerty of Tennessee
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Josh Hawley of Missouri
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Ron Johnson of Wisconsin
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Mike Lee of Utah
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Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming
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Roger Marshall of Kansas
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Marco Rubio of Florida
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Eric Schmitt of Missouri
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Rick Scott of Florida
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JD Vance of Ohio
