Senate Republicans Block Biden’s $110 Billion Ukraine, Israel Aid Package

Republicans demand tougher measures to secure southern frontier, which Speaker Johnson calls an unsustainable catastrophe.

The United States flag at the dome of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on May 12, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Senate Republicans on Dec. 6  blocked the advancement of a supplemental bill to fund Ukraine, Israel, and the border, taking issue with the bill’s border measures that they say are not tough enough.

The tally was 49–51 as the Senate failed to clear the 60-vote threshold to begin debate on the $110.5 billion package.