Posted on 09/08/2022 3:41:40 PM PDT by whyilovetexas111
President Joe Biden has asked congress for another $13.7 billion in aid for Ukraine.
The additional $13.7 billion would be part of a short-term government funding bill, divided between $11.7 billion for military and economic assistance for Ukraine, and the other $2 billion to help offset the impact the war has had on the domestic energy market. The short-term funding bill must be passed by congress before the current fiscal year comes to a close Sept. 30 if the government hopes to avoid a shutdown, and would give Congress more time to ink a longer-term funding measure. The White House claimed its demands would ensure the current, break-neck pace of U.S. aid to Ukraine could continue for the first three months of fiscal year 2023.
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