Senate passes government funding bill with $13.6 billion in Ukraine aid
3/11/22
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from CNN,
3/11/22:
The Senate voted on a bipartisan basis Thursday evening to pass a massive $1.5 trillion government funding bill that includes $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine.
The bill, which the House passed Wednesday evening, can now be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The final tally in the Senate was 68-31.
Government funding is set to expire on Friday and lawmakers have been racing the clock to prevent a shutdown, which both Democrats and Republicans want to avoid.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, in a floor speech Thursday morning, touted the aid to Ukraine in the legislation and pointed to it as a pressing reason for the Senate to quickly pass the massive spending bill.
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