SENATE STICKS AROUND TO CLOSE UKRAINE-ISRAEL FUNDING DEAL
The House went home for the holidays yesterday, but the Senate will continue working next week in an effort to present Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with a $45-billion military aid package before Christmas.
The Senate was scheduled to adjourn today but will come back Monday, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said yesterday.
Additional military aid for Ukraine is part of a $106 billion supplemental funding package requested by President Joe Biden that includes $45 billion in military aid for Ukraine, $14.3 billion for Israel, $13.6 billion for U.S. border security, and $10 billion for humanitarian aid for Israel, Ukraine, Gaza, and refugees entering the United States.
