The Senate passed a $95 billion national security supplemental package for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific after a lengthy procedural process.
The package does not include border security provisions and comes as the national debt exceeds $34 trillion.
“This bill gives the finger to American taxpayers,” Sen. Rand Paul said. “This bill gives the finger to all of America — this bill is Ukraine first, America last.”
It includes $60 billion for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel, $9 billion for Gaza, and nearly $5 billion for the Indo-Pacific.
Republicans filibustered the bill due to the lack of border security provisions.
Some Republicans opposed the bill, while others urged its passage.
The bill was brought up for a vote after Republicans blocked a $118 billion package that included border and immigration provisions.
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell supported funding for Ukraine but faced criticism for not prioritizing border security.
“I know it’s become quite fashionable in some circles to disregard the global interests we have as a global power, to bemoan the responsibilities of global leadership,” McConnell said. “To lament the commitment that has underpinned the longest drought of great power conflict in human history — this is idle work for idle minds, and it has no place in the United States Senate.”
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