Markarova: U.S. Senate to reintroduce bill on emergency aid to Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
The US Senate failed to advance the international aid bill, which includes support for Ukraine, due to Republican demands for stricter immigration controls. The bill is expected to be revised before Christmas.
The U.S. Senate did not support the end of the the debate on the international aid package bill, but the bill will be will be put to a second vote in the near future. This was reported by This was reported by Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova, according to UNN.
As we predicted, the Senate did not support the termination of debate on the bill on the international aid package. .... With 60 votes required for a decision, 49 voted in favor of starting work on the 49 senators (47 Democrats and 2 independents) voted in favor of the bill. This does not preclude the possibility of reintroducing the draft law for a second vote in the near future.
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Markarova also said that on December 7, during the vote against the termination of debate on the draft law on the on the international aid package, which had been unveiled the day before and included Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and Indo-Pacific states, 51 senators voted in favor of the bill (49 Republicans, 1 Democrat). (49 Republicans, 1 independent (B. Sanders) and 1 Democrat (Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who voted last when the outcome was clear).
The Ukrainian ambassador also emphasized that representatives of the of the Republican Party announced in advance a negative vote on international aid in advance. They warned Ukraine in advance that they could not support a bill that does not address the issue of the southern border of the United States/changes in migration policy. policy.
At the same time, at all meetings with the the Ukrainian side, the senators assured that today's vote was not votes against Ukraine. Domestic political developments in the US Congress will not have any impact on the continued support of our country, which will be continued thanks to bipartisan support.
Therefore, we continue to work actively with our colleagues and based on very productive meetings these days, we hope that before Christmas, the Congress will support an agreed package that will include defense, budget, humanitarian, and energy assistance for Ukraine for 2024.
To recap
The US Senate on Wednesday blocked a bill on emergency spending bill to provide billions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine and Israel, as Republicans insisted on their demands for stricter immigration controls on the US-Mexico border.
