Senate Majority Leader Schumer: Congressional party leaders reached consensus on aid to Israel and Ukraine

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During a phone call between President Joe Biden and congressional leaders on Sunday, there was consensus that we need to act quickly to send aid to both Israel and Ukraine

This was reported by espresso.tv

Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, said this, according to ABC.

At a press conference in New York, Schumer said he hopes something can be done this week to help both countries.

Schumer said the best way to send aid to Israel and Ukraine is to consider and pass a Senate-approved supplemental national security program in the House that includes aid to both countries.

"The best way to help Israel rebuild its anti-missile and anti-drone capabilities is to immediately pass this supplemental program. As I said, Israel has spent about a billion dollars on its defense, and the additional security will add to that missile defense system, and the drone defense capabilities that are in the Arrow, the Sling of David and the Iron Dome", Schumer said.

Earlier on Sunday, Biden spoke with Senate Majority Leader Schumer, House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said on Saturday that the House would change its legislative schedule this week to "consider legislation that supports our ally Israel and holds Iran and its terrorist proxies accountable", but it is not yet clear what that bill will be and how much it may deviate from the one passed in the Senate in February.

  • On February 13, the US Senate voted in favor of a bill to help Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The bill provides $95.3 billion for the three countries. Now the decision is up to the House of Representatives. However, the bill has not yet been put to a vote

  • On March 31, US House Speaker Mike Johnson promised to put the issue of aid to Ukraine to a vote after the Easter recess, which ended on April 9. The day before, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst from the Republican Party said that Congress would vote on an aid package for Ukraine in the next few weeks.

  • About four dozen world celebrities addressed the U.S. Congress with an open letter calling on them not to let Ukraine lose in its defense against russian aggression.

  • Former US State Department spokesman Ned Price assured that both the American people and members of Congress support Ukraine.

  • On April 11, former White House chief of staff and future presidential candidate Donald Trump said he had an idea to force Ukraine to sit down at the negotiating table with russia, using American aid as a tool of pressure.

  • On April 12, US House Speaker Mike Johnson negotiated with the White House on Republican amendments to the aid package for Ukraine and Israel.

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