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House Passes $1.5 Trillion Spending Bill With $13.6 Billion for Ukraine

By Isabel van Brugen

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to pass a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill that includes $13.6 billion in aid for Ukraine and European allies, and would fund the federal government through to Sept. 30.

Hours earlier, Democratic lawmakers scrapped the bill’s initial $15.6 billion COVID-19 aid provision, marking a major setback for the Biden administration who had pushed for weeks to have the additional funds approved.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called the decision to abandon the provision “heartbreaking.” Republicans had demanded cuts to state aid to fund the new initiative….

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  1. granniecannie granniecannie March 11, 2022

    Oh – desperate to save West Ukraine, hummm
    So sad that humanity is considered so usless today!

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