Without Aid to Ukraine: The US Senate approved a bill on government funding

The U.S. Senate has voted to pass a bill on funding the operations of the American government without allocating additional aid to Israel and Ukraine.

CNN reports this development.

“The Senate has passed a bill to continue the government’s operations,” as stated in the channel’s report.

According to their information, 87 senators voted in favor of the bill, while 11 opposed it.

As a reminder, the Congress House of Representatives approved the bill on November 14. It garnered support from 336 congressmen, with 95 against. The document will now be sent for President Joe Biden’s signature.

The bill aims to prevent a shutdown, meaning the halt of government operations. The new Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, introduced it to Congress. The document provides for a two-stage funding approach: funds will be allocated for certain programs related to transportation, energy, and military construction until mid-January, while funding for other government sectors will extend until the beginning of February.

The bill does not include aid for Israel and Ukraine. This matter will now be considered separately. Biden had requested $106 billion for these purposes but did not receive unanimous support in Congress. The House of Representatives, where the majority belongs to Republicans, voted only for aid to Israel.