US President Joe Biden requests Congress for $105 bln security package, including funds for Ukraine and Israel
US President Joe Biden
The United States President Joe Biden, on Friday (Oct 20), requested Congress for a whopping $105 billion security package including funds for Ukraine and Israel.
As per news agency AFP reports, Biden asked $61 billion in military aid for Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel.
"The world is watching and the American people rightly expect their leaders to come together and deliver on these priorities," White House Office of Management and Budget director Shalanda Young said in a letter to Congress.
"I urge Congress to address them as part of a comprehensive, bipartisan agreement in the weeks ahead."
Biden's request comes days after he visited Tel Aviv and vowed solidarity after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack against Israel and took the country and the world by surprise.
A day before, the US president also directly linked the Hamas attack on Israel and Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
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While delivering his speech at the Oval Office, he argued that a total of $105.85 billion, including $61 billion in military aid for Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel, would secure US interests for generations to come.
Biden's massive security package also includes $7 billion for resisting China and bolstering allies in the Asia-Pacific region, and over $9 billion for humanitarian assistance for Gaza, Ukraine and Israel.
However, the huge funding ask is an attempt to strengthen weakening aid for Ukraine by connecting it with funding for Israel, which has bipartisan support.
There is significant backing in Congress for Ukraine, including among major Republicans in the Senate, where the Democrats hold the majority.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer promised quick action in the upper house.
"Senate Democrats will move expeditiously on this request, and we hope that our Republican colleagues across the aisle will join us to pass this much-needed funding," he said in a statement.
"This legislation is too important to wait for the House to settle their chaos."
(With inputs from agencies)
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