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2X, it fail as Senate try advanced aid package: 

Ukraine & Israel a day after Republicans blocked a larger bipartisan border security and foreign aid bill. Pushing through an initial hurdle, lawmakers voted 67-32 to consider the $95b (£75.2b) aid package. The Democrats are in favour of passing the aid, but Republicans remain divided, new bill strips several US border measures $118b bipartisan package, but
Senate Republicans voted down on Wednesday.

Fate Latest version: Remains unclear,  there is still much disagreement among Republican senators that could cause process to drag on for days. US biggest provider aid is Ukraine, has been unable to provide further aid since Dec-2023 b'cos of political gridlock in Congress. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer - who drafted measure called the vote a "good first step" & pledged to "keep working on this bill - until the job is done" bill includes $60bn military aid for Ukraine & $14.1bn in security assistance for Israel, also provides $9.15bn in humanitarian funding for civilians in countries facing conflict.

After rejecting the initial bill, Senate Republicans have now agreed to consider this foreign aid version of the measure. They have kept open the possibility of making further changes, however.

It's possible Republicans could add some border measures were stripped out of the original bill, or remove some elements of the funding the legislation would provide. White House had asked Congress mth ago to pass bill that included foreign aid. Their proposal mirrors the one now under consideration. Republican lawmakers had demanded any bill be linked to strict border security measures, citing a crisis at southern border. 

Negotiations over those provisions slowed process & flow of aid for months.
But after former President Donald Trump recently attacked the agreement reached by a bipartisan group of senators, several Republicans rejected the new bill. In this latest vote, 17 Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, voted in favour of advancing this stripped down bill.

Sen Jim Lankford - an Oklahoma Republican who helped lead negotiations for the border bill - opposed the stand-alone measure, alongside independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky."I want to be here a week, b'cos I want to talk what a disaster the bill is & what a mistake it is to send our money to other countries before we fix our own problems here," said Mr Paul, who pledged to slow the process further.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68246566

aiyah


you dont work in the pentagon

USA president can unanimously take $47b and give it to israel "under the table"

USA president in the past has done it before