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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.
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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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