Senate Advances Aid Package to Ukraine, Israel That Excludes Border Measures

The Senate advanced on Feb. 8 a supplemental bill that would give assistance to Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific and deal with the fentanyl crisis in the United States—one day after failing to advance a similar bill that included border and immigration provisions. The vote to move on to debate the $95.3 billion supplemental was 67–32, meeting the required 60-vote threshold for a successful vote. However, final passage is far from guaranteed as there will be an amendment process; therefore, the process to a final vote will likely be weeks away. It includes $60 billion in assistance for Ukraine amid its war with Russia, and $14.1 billion for Israel amid its latest conflict with the terrorist group Hamas....