Good morning. The U.S. Senate has approved a $95 billion aid package to support Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Eighty senators voted for the package, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk.
The aid package includes about $61 billion for Ukraine, more than $26 billion to support Israel and about $8 billion for allies in the Indo-Pacific region.
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, pledged her support for the package in an interview with WMUR before the vote.
“This is about people rejecting isolationism, understanding that the Ukrainian people are fighting for what we have, that they are putting their lives on the line. They aren’t asking us to send our sons and daughters to Ukraine,” Hassan said.
Also in the aid package is a measure to force the sale of the app TikTok, currently owned by a Chinese-based company. The company has 9-12 months to sell TikTok. If it does not, the app will be banned within the U.S., presuming Biden signs the bill into law. Here’s what you need to know about a potential TikTok ban.
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