Indo-Pacific Bill Could Allow Biden to Send More Weapons to Israel, Ukraine: Lawmakers

‘If the money were truly intended for Taiwan, Congress could directly appropriate it as such,’ said Rep. Harriet Hageman.

President Joe Biden waves as he walks to Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on April 25, 2024, Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

A new bill intended to help counter China’s communist regime in the Indo-Pacific could allow the Biden administration to effectively send an additional $4 billion in weapons to Ukraine, Israel, or elsewhere.

The Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, signed into law earlier this week, was ostensibly designed to improve the security and stability of the region as the United States and China continue their competition.