Negotiators have agreed to include more than $12 billion in Ukraine-related aid in a stopgap spending bill that would fund the federal government into mid-December.
The package will also provide disaster assistance, including for Jackson, Mississippi, where improvements are needed to the citys water treatment system. Also in the package is money to help households afford winter heating and to assist Afghans in resettling in the U.S. – More than $12 billion in Ukraine-related aid will be included as part of stopgap spending bill that would fund the federal government into mid-December, a person familiar with the legislation said Monday.
The text of the bill could be released as soon as Monday ahead of a procedural vote in the Senate on Tuesday evening. The details were provided by a person who was not authorized to discuss the legislation publicly and was granted anonymity. “I think we're going to be good in supporting Ukraine," Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said when discussing the measure recently.at Biden's request for the COVID funding, calling it unnecessary.
Ahead of Tuesday's procedural vote, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce called on the Senate to attach permitting legislation to the stopgap spending bill, saying Manchin's bill isn't perfect, but it would strengthen energy security in the U.S. and lower costs for consumers and businesses.
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