House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has expressed hope that the $ 33 billion bailout for Ukraine will be approved by lawmakers as soon as possible.
According to Pak Sahafat News agency on Saturday, Reuters news agency added: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has expressed hope that the $ 33 billion bailout requested by President Joe Biden will be approved immediately.
Joe Biden’s administration has requested a $ 33 billion additional budget to support Ukraine in the next few months.
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Reuters further reported: Deputies from both parties have called for an immediate approval of the emergency budget requested (by the Biden administration), but no immediate announcement as to when both the House and Senate are due to vote, especially on legal disputes that usually occur between the two parties have not taken place.
Reuters added: “In a weekly news conference, Pelosi said: We hope that the process of this legislation will be completed and approved as soon as possible.
The budget includes security, economic and humanitarian aid. The $ 33 billion request includes $ 20.4 billion in military and security assistance to Ukraine.
A senior US official told reporters that the $ 20 billion includes $ 5 billion in weapons disarmament, $ 6 billion in the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and $ 4 billion in the State Department’s foreign military funding program.