President Biden Asks Congress For $24 Billion To Support Ukraine
President Biden has requested $24 billion in taxpayer money for supporting war efforts in Ukraine. The request is the first by the president since Republicans took over the House in January. JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Biden asks Congress to send another $24 billion of taxpayer money to Ukraine. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) August 10, 2023 Party leaders and representatives in Congress have been split since the start of the war in Ukraine about sending even more money and aid to the country. The request will test whether the U.S.’ effort to bolster Ukraine retains the bipartisan support it had over the past 8 months. “The president has reaffirmed that we will stand with Ukraine as it defends its sovereignty for as long as it takes, a strategy that has successfully united our allies and partners and equipped Ukraine to defend itself against Russian aggression,” Shalanda D. Young, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budge...