US Senate fails to vote for aid for Ukraine

A bill on the provision of aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan has failed to pass a procedural vote in the US Senate. 

Source: Broadcast of the session on the US Senate website

At least 60 votes (out of 100) were needed to advance the bill to the debates.

Only 49 senators voted for the bill.

Background:

• President Joe Biden requested nearly US$105 billion from the US Congress on Friday, 20 October to fund assistance for Ukraine, Israel, and US border security.
• The largest component of the package – more than US$61 billion – was for Ukraine.
• Biden also called for an additional US$14.3 billion for Israel, another US$2 billion for Taiwan and Indo-Pacific security, and just over US$9 billion for humanitarian aid.

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