Zelensky thanks the US after the House of Representatives pass $61 billion in aid for Ukraine

Speaker Mike Johnson risked his political career to shepherd through over $60 billion in Ukrainian aid on the House floor on Saturday as part of a $95 billion aid package for U.S. allies. The package in total gives $26 billion to Israel, $60.8 billion to Ukraine and $8 billion to the Indo-Pacific through a combination of military and humanitarian aid. The package consisting of three separate aid bills was voted on alongside a fourth ’side car’ that includes a potential TikTok ban and a vehicle to repurpose seized Russian assets for Ukraine. The bill providing cash for Kyiv - by far the most contentious of the day and the one Johnson could lost his job over - passed 311 to 112. ’We would rather send bullets to the conflict overseas than our own boys, our troops,’ Johnson insisted after the vote. The Israel aid bill passed 366 to 58, with opposition largely consisting of progressives who wanted the aid conditioned on a ceasefire. Daily Mail Website: Daily Mail Facebook: Daily Mail IG: Daily Mail Snap: Daily Mail Twitter: Daily Mail Pinterest: Zelensky thanks the US after the House of Representatives pass $61 billion in aid for Ukraine Get the free Daily Mail mobile app: