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Quote: The foreign aid package passed the procedural hurdle by a margin of
316 - 94 in the House on Friday morning.
A total of 165 Democrats chose to back the rule put forward by Republican Speaker
Mike Johnson – 151 members of his own party also voted in favour.
Thirty-nine Democrats and 55 Republicans voted against the measure.
Democrats stepped up for the Republican speaker’s foreign aid bills
www.independent.co.uk
The House has pushed a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage.
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Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson relied heavily on lawmakers from the rival party to overcome a blockade from his conservatives colleagues.
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The US$95 billion aid package also contains national security and sanctions provisions with bipartisan support. It also allow the confiscation of Russian dollar assets, something critics allege would weaken the status of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency.
The bill would ban the popular social media app Tik Tok if China’s ByteDance does not divest itself from the company. The deadline to do was extended in the latest plan to up to 360 days, well past the November US elections.
The package mandates sanctions on Iranian oil but does not expedite natural gas exports due to objections by Democrats. It has US$9 billion in humanitarian aid including for Palestinians due to pressure from Democrats.
Because the contents of the package were negotiated behind the scenes with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the White House, it is expected to clear the Senate despite conservative vows there to delay the process.
