US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee, requesting $68.3 billion in additional funding.
The press service of the Pentagon writes about it.
Of this amount, $10.6 billion should go to aid Israel, and $44.4 billion to support Ukraine. Officials also asked for $3.3 billion for US military needs.
"Ukraineʼs brave forces have taken back more than half of the territory seized by Russian invaders since February 2022. That was made possible by bipartisan and principled U.S. leadership — and our coalition of some 50 allies and partners," Austin said.
According to him, Americans should understand: what is happening in Ukraine and Israel affects the national security of the United States.
- On October 20, US President Joe Biden asked Congress for additional $106 billion in aid. Of them, $61.4 billion is for supporting Ukraine, the rest is for Israel and for strengthening the border between the United States and Mexico.
- The US Congress is the federal legislative body of the United States of America, consisting of two chambers: the House of Representatives (435 deputies) and the Senate (100 senators). The chairman is the Speaker, who is elected from the majority party — now Republican Mike Johnson.