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Alongside money for ukraine, the aid package would also see the us send $26 billion to the middle east. $17 billion of which would go to israel — to buy things like air defence missiles and advanced weapons systems. and $9 billion will go to humanitarian relief for gaza — something democrats insisted be included, over the objections of some conservative republicans. that boost in aid and in weapons comes as unrwa, the un agency responsible for getting aid to palestinians, says the risk of di...

Places like gaza, we are talking about money that will also be used in haiti, just going through a massive, as we know, just chaos -- crisis right now. it will go to places like the sudan, where millions have died since the civil war. and so the humanitarian aid package, i think that it is one of the key on the stones of this entire deal. $9 billion, one of the largest in recent memory. so im really proud of that. if the house did the right thing today, there is a lot of work ahead, but im reall...

To buy things like air defence missiles and advanced weapons systems. and $9 billion will go to humanitarian relief for gaza — something democrats insisted be included, over the objections of some conservative republicans. that boost in aid and in weapons comes as unrwa, the un agency responsible for getting aid to palestinians, says the risk of disease in gaza is rising. the un warns the situation could deteriorate if israel goes ahead with a planned offensive against hamas in the southern ci...

Separated into three separate priorities about what everyone is watching is aid for ukraine, over 60 billion us dollars. then aid for israel, $25 billion, also a provision there for humanitarian assistance to gaza as well, and then over a billion us dollars set aside for taiwan and security priorities in the indo—pacific region. this has been long awaited —— $8 billion. it is expected to pass because therell be enough democratic lawmakers to pushit be enough democratic lawmakers to push it...

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112 republicans voted against it. that is more than half the republican majority, of sensibly in control of the house. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy thanked congress and the speaker, saying the aid will keep the war from expanding and save thousands of lives. the house also past three other bills, one of them includes $26 billion in aid for israel, another includes $8 billion in national security assistance for taiwan and the indo pacific region, and the last bill involves an effor...

Statements and the trump hush money trial start monday at nine all right this breaking news right now, the the voting just began on capitol hill on the first of four foreign aid bills right now lawmakers are voting on the national security bill that includes new sanctions against iran. >> the seizure of frozen russian assets, and a measure that could lead to a nationwide ban on tiktok were continuing to monitor the developments there on capitol hill. i tab the tabulation of the votes underway, a...

May. >> joining me now is robert garcia of california, a member of the house oversight committee and the homeland security committee. and the senior congressional reporter at punch bowl news. thank you both very much for being here. congressman garcia, i have to start with you. how did you vote on each of the bills today? >> yeah, look, this is a good day for the united states and democracy. it is a great day for our allies across the ward and humanitarian aid. i voted yes on the package. i thin...

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Joe biden is $1 billion in new arms for israel. the largest transfer to that country since october seven, 2023 and what is your reaction to that, jonathan? >> my reaction is its about time. it is about time that the folks in congress passed the funding bill -- >> todd: right, and understand his shot is frozen. mark, can you pick up that question what do you make of this $1 billion in israel that i asked jonathan about! >> it is needed in late in coming and israel is fighting a war on multiple fr...