Biden opposes standalone Israel security package bill without aid for Kiev: White House
04-Feb-2024 08:44 AM 3556
Washington, Feb 4 (Reporter) The Biden administration opposes the latest House Republican bill that will unlock $17.6 billion in security assistance to Israel without additional support for Ukraine, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierrre said Saturday. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced earlier on Saturday that the US House of Representatives will vote next week on a bill that will unlock $17.6 billion in security assistance to Israel alone and accused the Senate of failing to move appropriate legislation in a timely fashion while Israel continued to face "perilous circumstances" in its fight against Palestinian movement Hamas. The announcement came as the Senate and the White House prepare to release a compromise legislative text that seeks to marry the Israel aid to border security funding and further assistance to Ukraine. "For months the administration has been working with a bipartisan group of Senators on a national security agreement that secures our border and provides support for the people of Ukraine and Israel. Just as legislative text is imminent, the House Republicans come up with their latest cynical political maneuver. The security of Israel should be sacred, not a political game. We strongly oppose this ploy which does nothing to secure the border, does nothing to help the people of Ukraine, ... and denies humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians," Jean-Pierrre said in a release. She added that "House Republicans should instead work in a bipartisan way, like the administration and Senate are doing, on these pressing national security issues...////...
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