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

House Passes $1.5 Trillion Spending Bill With $13.6 Billion for Ukraine
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 9, 2022. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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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.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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