President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> signed into law on Wednesday legislation that provides billions of dollars in aid to several countries and forces TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company or face being banned in the United States.
The law <a href="https://apnews.com/article/congress-ukraine-israel-pacific-glance-0af96be97c47496f88506a21ebe1ddab#">provides</a> $60 billion for Ukraine, $17 billion for Israel, $9 billion for humanitarian aid, and $8 billion to support Taiwan. A separate bill that Biden signed forces TikTok to be sold off from ByteDance, which is controlled by communist China.
Biden said signing the law was a &#8220;good day for world peace&#8221; and that it would &#8220;make America safer&#8221; as he spoke about the support it provides to America&#8217;s partners and allies.
When speaking about the support that the bill provided to Israel, Biden highlighted Iran&#8217;s decades-long support for Islamic terrorist groups throughout the region.
The president then referenced the crisis on the U.S. southern border that worsened during the Biden administration after it reversed Trump-era policies.
&#8220;But there&#8217;s one thing this bill does not do: Border security,&#8221; Biden said. &#8220;You know, just this year I proposed and negotiated and agreed to the strongest border security bill this country has ever, ever, ever seen.&#8221;
&#8220;It should have been included in this bill,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;And I&#8217;m determined to get it done for the American people.&#8221;
The bill that Biden backed was widely <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-blasts-controversial-senate-border-bill-legalizing-illegal-immigration">criticized</a> by most Republicans as being a &#8220;farce&#8221; that they said was effectively nothing more than &#8220;legalizing illegal immigration.&#8221;
Biden did not mention Taiwan in his remarks and did not address the TikTok bill.
FBI Director Christopher Wray <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbi-director-wray-raises-alarm-about-terror-threat-warns-about-tiktok-raises-eyebrows-on-protest-remarks">addressed</a> the threat TikTok poses to the U.S. during an NBC News interview this week. He explained the FBI&#8217;s top concerns about the app.
“TikTok, for us, represents a national security concern,” Wray responded. “And the reason I say that is that TikTok’s parent company is beholden to the Chinese government. So that for us manifests itself in three specific ways: it has to do with the data, it has to do with the recommendation algorithm, it has to deal with the software. The data, that we’re talking about the ability to control or collect data on millions and millions of users and to use it for all sorts of influence operations, like driving their AI efforts, which are not remotely constrained by the rule of law.”
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Wray said that the Chinese were &#8220;currently attempting to steal our AI and hack American technology every day.&#8221;
When asked what he would say to the average American who uses TikTok and dismisses the threat that it poses, he said: &#8220;My message is you need to take into account who the Chinese government is, who the Chinese Communist Party is, even if for some reason, you don’t care about that, which I would argue you should. What about all of your friends, family members, classmates, co-workers, neighbors, etc, who are also participating and are connected to you through all those same things? Maybe they would care about the ability of the Chinese government and the Chinese intelligence services to access all that.&#8221;

President Biden Signs Foreign Aid Package

Biden Signs Foreign Aid, TikTok Bills Into Law

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In a late Tuesday vote, the Democrat-controlled <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> approved a $95 billion package that aims to provide aid to U.S. allies, including Ukraine and Israel, and paves the way to a possible <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a> ban.
Senators voted 79-18 to pass the legislation, with most Democrats and Republicans supporting it. It needed 60 votes to prevail. The package now heads to President Joe Biden, who <a href="https://twitter.com/jamiedupree/status/1782953492337844295" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he would sign the legislation.
&#8220;Tonight, America sends a message to the entire world: We will not turn our back on you,&#8221; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1782949593367371925" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> to X after the vote.
The GOP-led House passed the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-gop-unveils-foreign-aid-bills-expects-final-vote-over-weekend" target="_blank" rel="noopener">foreign aid package</a> over the weekend in a series of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-95-billion-spending-package-for-ukraine-israel-and-taiwan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">separate votes</a> that followed Iran&#8217;s missile and drone attack on Israel earlier this month.
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Included <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/815/text" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in the package</a> is $61 billion to boost <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a> in its war against Russia and give assistance to regional partners, $26 billion for Israel as it fights Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and humanitarian aid, and $8 billion for Indo-Pacific allies like Taiwan.
There are other elements, such as sanctions for fentanyl trafficking and other matters, as well as compensating Ukraine with seized Russian assets. U.S. agencies get funds to fulfill the purposes of the bill, including the Defense and State Departments.
The legislation also has a section that gives Chinese-based ByteDance up to a year to divest from TikTok or else the app gets banned in the United States. TikTok is <a href="https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/tiktok-ban-law-plans-lawsuit-first-amendment-1235978150/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expected to sue</a>, a move that would likely drag out the process.
A final Senate vote took place on Tuesday hours after the chamber <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00152.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">easily met</a> the three-fifths threshold to limit debate over the protest of hardline Republicans and leftist members including Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
&#8220;The Uniparty wants to rubber stamp this $95 billion betrayal,&#8221; Lee <a href="https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/1782842181671108873" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X. &#8220;They even banned Senators from amending this disastrous bill to secure the border, or prevent tax dollars from going to Hamas!&#8221;
Lee and Sanders opposed the bill in the final vote, too, along with 14 other Republicans and two Democrats. Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatePress/status/1782952659307139258" target="_blank" rel="noopener">did not vote</a>.
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Republican Senators Paul, Scott (SC), &amp; Tuberville missed the final passage vote on the $95.3B Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan aid package.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) was among the Republicans who voted in favor of the foreign aid package. He spoke out in support of the legislation earlier in the day.
&#8220;Today, the Senate sits for a test on behalf of the entire nation. It’s a test of America’s resolve, our readiness, and our willingness to lead. And the stakes of failure are abundantly clear. We must not fail it,&#8221; McConnell <a href="https://twitter.com/LeaderMcConnell/status/1782784285759434876" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X.
Efforts on Capitol Hill to pass foreign aid was stymied for several months after the Biden administration made a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/10/20/fact-sheet-white-house-calls-on-congress-to-advance-critical-national-security-priorities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">national security supplemental request</a> last fall.
In mid-February, the Senate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-passes-95-billion-foreign-aid-bill-despite-opposition-from-over-half-of-republican-senators" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> a $95 billion foreign aid bill that would allocate money for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan by a <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00048.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">70-29</a> vote with support of most Democrats and some Republicans.
A bipartisan immigration deal had been tacked onto that legislation, but it was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ted-cruz-says-democrats-got-political-camouflage-with-foreign-aid-package" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dropped</a> after a group of Republicans and leftist senators blocked the larger bill from advancing.
The House refused to take up the Senate-passed legislation as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-charts-path-forward-on-ukraine-aid-with-important-innovations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">demanded</a> that legislation to help alleviate the border crisis be part of the equation.
Over the weekend, when the House passed its foreign aid package in piecemeal fashion, a sufficient number of lawmakers voted to <a href="https://idahocapitalsun.com/2024/04/21/u-s-house-votes-down-border-bill-favored-by-conservatives/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reject a border security bill</a> that received consideration as part of the process.
Another <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-bill-that-could-lead-to-u-s-ban-on-tiktok" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok bill</a> with a shorter divestiture window, which the House passed in March amid <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/fbi-chief-says-tiktok-screams-us-national-security-concerns-2023-03-08/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">national security concerns</a> about the app, did not get a vote in the Senate.

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Senate Passes $95 Billion Foreign Aid Package With Possible TikTok Ban

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) praised former President Donald Trump over the weekend for throwing his support behind House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and the House spending package that helps fund Ukraine&#8217;s war against Russia.
The House took separate votes late last week on each aid proposal with $60 billion allocated for Ukraine, about $17 billion for Israel, $9 billion for humanitarian aid, and $8 billion to support Taiwan. Another bill that could ban TikTok if the company is not divested from Chinese control was also passed.
&#8220;This idea, give up on Ukraine makes the world safer, if you pull the plug on Ukraine because you don&#8217;t have enough capability, there goes Taiwan,&#8221; Graham said during an interview on &#8220;Fox News Sunday.”
&#8220;Ukrainians are fighting like tigers. This aid package has a loan component to it,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;This would not have passed without Donald Trump. I want to thank the House Speaker and Hakeem Jeffries working together in a bipartisan fashion, to give weapons to Ukraine to fight a fight that matters to us.&#8221;
He added, &#8220;And President Trump has created a loan component to this package that gives us leverage down the road. So this idea that we can&#8217;t help Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan at the same time, I reject that. I reject it totally.&#8221;
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I appreciate the House for working together to pass aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
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Senator Graham: $60 Billion Aid Package For Ukraine ‘Would Not Have Passed Without Trump’

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the U.S. House of Representatives over the weekend for passing tens of billions of dollars in military aid to his country as it continues to fight against invading Russian forces.
Zelensky made the remarks during a Sunday interview on NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; with Kristen Welker while talking about the ammunition shortages his country has faced.
&#8220;This aid will strengthen Ukraine, and send the Kremlin a powerful signal that it will not be the second Afghanistan,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The United States will stay with Ukraine, will protect the Ukrainians, and they will protect – they will protect democracy in the world. This is the show of leadership and strength of the United States. And I think, indeed, now we&#8217;ve reached this important moment. For half a year we&#8217;ve been waiting and I would like to say thanks to all the team on my side and on the U.S. side, the team who did everything so that we would get this positive vote. And today, we definitely need this aid. And Kristen, we really need to get this to the final point. We need to get it approved by the Senate. And then we want to get things as fast as possible so that we get some tangible assistance for the soldiers on the front line as soon as possible, not in another six months, so that they will be able to move ahead.&#8221;
He said that Ukraine needed to quickly get its hands on &#8220;crucial weapon systems,&#8221; specifically ones that are long range.
&#8220;The long-range artillery and I really appreciate that it mentions ATACMs, long-range weapons,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And it&#8217;s important because we need long-range weapons to not lose people on the front line. Because we have – we have casualties because we cannot reach that far. Our weapons are not that long-range. So we need it, and air defense. This is crucial. These are the priorities now.&#8221;
WATCH:
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Zelensky Praises U.S. For Passing Aid Bill In House

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House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) slammed Democrats Saturday afternoon for flying Ukraine flags on the House floor following a vote to send military aid to the European country.
Johnson faced pushback from some Republicans in the House who wanted him to hold votes on foreign aid spending until more funding for border security measures was secured.
A separate vote was taken on each aid proposal with $60 billion allocated for Ukraine, about $17 billion for Israel, $9 billion for humanitarian aid, and $8 billion to support Taiwan. Another bill that could ban TikTok if the company is not divested from Chinese control was also passed.
In addition to waving Ukraine flags, many House Democrats also chanted &#8220;Ukraine!&#8221; on the Houses floor, which earned sharp pushback from many Republicans.
&#8220;These are not normal times here in the House or around the world as we all know, and we saw a disturbance here on the House floor just a bit ago,&#8221; Johnson said at a brief press conference following the passage of the spending package. &#8220;I just want to say simply what I think most people around the country understand and agree — we should only wave one flag on the House floor and I think we know which flag that is.&#8221;
Johnson noted that the world has been destabilized by America&#8217;s primary foreign enemies, Russia, China, and Iran.
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&#8220;They&#8217;re a global threat to our prosperity, and our security,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Their advance threatens the free world, and it demands American leadership. If we turn our backs right now, the consequences could be devastating.&#8221;
Johnson said the legislation &#8220;provides for greater accountability over Ukraine aid, it forces an end game strategy for the Ukraine war, it includes a loan instrument of this foreign aid to Ukraine and the REPO Act, to ensure that Russian assets pay for part of the bill.&#8221;
&#8220;We will continue to keep an eye on every dollar that we&#8217;re using and investing at this time,&#8221; he later added. &#8220;I&#8217;ve said it very simply, I&#8217;ll say it once again. It&#8217;s an old military adage. But we would rather send bullets to the conflict overseas than our own boys, our troops. And I think this is an important moment, an important opportunity to make that decision. We allowed the House to do that. And I expect the Senate will make the same decision.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpeakerJohnson</a> (R-LA): &quot;I don’t walk around this building being worried about a motion to vacate. I have to do my job. We did. I&#39;ve done here what I believe to be the right thing and that is to allow the House to work its will.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Bmordvy1Zj">pic.twitter.com/Bmordvy1Zj</a>
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Many House Democrats waved <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukrainian flags</a> on the floor of the House of Representatives on Saturday as members <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-95-billion-spending-package-for-ukraine-israel-and-taiwan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted to pass</a> a series of spending packages designating $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan while failing to address President Joe Biden&#8217;s border crisis.
A separate vote was taken on each aid proposal with $60 billion allocated for Ukraine, about $17 billion for Israel, $9 billion for humanitarian aid, and $8 billion to support Taiwan. Another bill that could ban TikTok if the company is not divested from Chinese control was also passed.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faced pushback from some Republicans in the House who wanted him to hold votes on foreign aid spending until more funding for border security measures was secured. After the votes, Johnson said that global threats from Russia, Iran, and China necessitated American leadership and support for the spending.
Video from C-SPAN showed what appeared to be only Democrats waving small Ukraine flags after the bill was passed for Ukraine while they chanted &#8220;Ukraine!&#8221;
&#8220;Ukrainian flags fly as they chant Ukraine! Ukraine! in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives,&#8221; said Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO). &#8220;America’s border isn’t secure but they voted to send tens of billions more to secure Ukraine’s. This is what Ukraine First, America Last looks like.&#8221;
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Ukrainian flags fly as they chant Ukraine! Ukraine! in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives
America’s border isn’t secure but they voted to send tens of billions more to secure Ukraine’s
This is what Ukraine First, America Last looks like. <a href="https://t.co/vxVvnWzNOl">pic.twitter.com/vxVvnWzNOl</a>
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) <a href="https://twitter.com/Eric_Schmitt/status/1781752609742754168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
Fox News reporter Bill Melugin shared text messages that he received from ICE and Border Patrol officials following the passage of the spending package, some of which said: &#8220;Unbelievable,&#8221; &#8220;We&#8217;re screwed,&#8221; and &#8220;So messed up.&#8221;
Numerous Republicans slammed their Democrat counterparts for flying Ukrainian flags on the House floor.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) took to a microphone on the House floor and told the Democrats: &#8220;Put those damn flags away.&#8221;
&#8220;It is a disgrace to display any other flag than the American flag in the House Chamber!&#8221; she later added on social media.
&#8220;When was the last time you saw 200 Democrat politicians proudly waving the American flag?&#8221; asked Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN).
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When was the last time you saw 200 Democrat politicians proudly waving the American flag? <a href="https://t.co/scOTo6ufWQ">pic.twitter.com/scOTo6ufWQ</a>
— Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJimBanks/status/1781744796597395763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) posted on X: &#8220;Democrats are passing out Ukrainian flags on the Floor of the US House right now. They just voted to kill the border security bill and now they are waiving [sic] a foreign flag. AMERICA LAST!&#8221;
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🚨Democrats are passing out Ukrainian flags on the Floor of the US House right now. They just voted to kill the border security bill and now they are waiving a foreign flag. AMERICA LAST!
— Rep. Mary Miller (@RepMaryMiller) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMaryMiller/status/1781743038903074837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

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Democrats Wave Ukrainian Flags On House Floor While Chanting ‘Ukraine!’

The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> voted on Saturday to pass a series of spending packages designating $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
A separate vote was taken on each aid proposal with $60 billion allocated for Ukraine, about $17 billion for Israel, $9 billion for humanitarian aid, and $8 billion to support Taiwan. Another bill <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/us/politics/house-vote-aid-ukraine-israel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">that could</a> ban TikTok if the company is not taken out of Chinese control was also passed.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faced pushback from some Republicans in the House who wanted him to hold votes on foreign aid spending until more funding for border security measures was secured. After the votes, Johnson <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?535090-1/house-speaker-holds-news-conference-foreign-aid-votes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that global threats from Russia, Iran, and China necessitated American leadership and support for the spending.
The Taiwan proposal passed 385-34 with support from 178 Republicans and 207 Democrats, and opposition from 34 Republicans. The Ukraine proposal passed 311-112 with 101 Republicans and 210 Democrats in support, and opposition from 112 Republicans. Israel aid passed 366-58 with support from 193 Republicans and 173 Democrats, and opposition from 21 Republicans and 37 Democrats.
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House today approved $95.3B in aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan as well as legislation forcing China to divest from TikTok with 1yr or app faces a ban in U.S.,using Russian seized assets to rebuild Ukraine &amp; new sanctions on Iran &amp; Russia.Package of 4 bills now heads to Senate. <a href="https://t.co/B2FdGIoynV">pic.twitter.com/B2FdGIoynV</a>
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The Ukraine aid includes $20.5 billion for European Command operations, $15.8 billion in security assistance, $13.4 billion for refilling U.S. weapons stockpiles, and $9.5 billion in forgivable economic loans, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/house-aid-package-ukraine-israel-tiktok-5688fff9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Wall Street Journal. Israel will get $13 billion in defense aid and $3.6 billion in security assistance while over $2 billion for military financing and $5.6 billion for deterrence will be allocated for the Indo-Pacific.
President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/house-vote-ukraine-israel-taiwan-aid-04-20-24/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">praised</a> the passage of the foreign spending package shortly after the vote.
“Today, members of both parties in the House voted to advance our national security interests and send a clear message about the power of American leadership on the world stage,” he said. “At this critical inflection point, they came together to answer history’s call, passing urgently-needed national security legislation that I have fought for months to secure.”
Leaders from Israel and Ukraine also thanked the House for passing the bills.
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Not everyone was happy with the votes, though, with some Republicans upset that Johnson did not force Democrats to make concessions on border security before putting the bills up for a vote.
“The House of Representatives and Speaker Mike Johnson don’t give a damn about the American people, our border, our jobs, our economy, or our national security,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1781713821834305639" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;Congress has already sent $113 BILLION to Ukraine. We shouldn’t send another penny.&#8221;
“This is the United States House of Representatives while our own border is wide open,” Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) posted on X alongside a picture of Democrats waving Ukrainian flags during the vote. “Unbelievable.”
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This is the United States House of Representatives while our own border is wide open. 
Unbelievable. <a href="https://t.co/kJS7yeEDWZ">pic.twitter.com/kJS7yeEDWZ</a>
&mdash; Rep. Barry Moore (@RepBarryMoore) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepBarryMoore/status/1781744088846348367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Each of the aid proposals alongside the TikTok measure will now be bundled as one and sent to the Senate.

U.S. House Votes On Foreign Aid Package For Ukraine, Israel, And Taiwan

House Passes $95 Billion Spending Package For Ukraine, Israel, And Taiwan

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Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro broke down the complicated history of Ukraine in the latest “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/facts-the-real-history-of-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facts</a>” episode, pointing out the flaws in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s justification for invasion. 
Shapiro began the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/facts-the-real-history-of-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">episode</a>, released Saturday, by talking about Putin&#8217;s recent interview with Tucker Carlson, where Putin said that his reason for invading Ukraine was based on historical claims to the land. In the episode, Shapiro analyzes Putin’s claims and lines them up to the historic record.
“Putin&#8217;s claim is that Ukraine is inherently Russian territory,” Shapiro said. “That&#8217;s a claim that requires two pieces of support. First, the idea that Ukraine is historically Russian controlled and Russian populated. And second, that Ukraine today has no claim to its independence.”
Shapiro explained how a state formed in the late 9th century known as Kyivan Rus which included some of today’s Russia, today’s Belarus, and part of today’s Ukraine. This state lasted for about 300 years before it broke into a series of loose principalities.
After the Mongols destroyed the region in 1349, Poland and Lithuania partitioned the territory now known as Ukraine and the Ukrainian language began to develop. 
For the next several hundred years the area became entangled in a series of European and Russian conflicts with different parts of modern Ukraine being controlled by different powers. During this time a sense of Ukrainian nationalism began to develop, including in parts of Ukraine controlled by Russia.  
After World War I, Ukraine was divided up between Russia and Poland, which was generally how things stood until the end of World War II when it became part of the Soviet Union. After the Soviet Union dissolved, it became independent in 1991.
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“Those borders of Ukraine were essentially set until 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea and occupied the Donbass region. So as you can see, the history of the region is pretty complicated,” Shapiro said. “A lot of moving borders, a lot of territorial claims. But Putin claims that because Ukraine&#8217;s borders have moved over time, because its territory and population was divided repeatedly, because Russia occupied some parts of Ukraine for some swaths of time, this means Ukraine has never existed.”
Shapiro noted that many Ukrainians have wished to maintain their independence despite Putin’s claims. 
“The Putin argument for the invasion of Kiev and the dissolution of Ukraine as an independent entity are not only wrong historically, they are highly likely to lead to continued bloodshed and warfare in the region,” Shapiro said.
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As Congress debates another aid package to Ukraine, former President Donald Trump laid out his thoughts on the issue in a Truth Social post on Thursday, blasting European nations for not doing more to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia.
Trump didn&#8217;t weigh in specifically on the current debate between Republicans on Capitol Hill over Ukraine aid, but said Ukraine&#8217;s survival &#8220;is also important to&#8221; the United States. The former president then called on American allies in Europe to do more to assist Ukraine.
&#8220;Why isn’t Europe giving more money to help Ukraine? Why is it that the United States is over $100 Billion Dollars into the Ukraine War more than Europe, and we have an Ocean between us as separation! Why can’t Europe equalize or match the money put in by the United States of America in order to help a Country in desperate need?&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112293507314520477" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a>.
&#8220;As everyone agrees, Ukrainian Survival and Strength should be much more important to Europe than to us, but it is also important to us! GET MOVING EUROPE!&#8221; he added. &#8220;In addition, I am the only one who speaks for &#8216;ME&#8217; and, while it is a total mess caused by Crooked Joe Biden and the Incompetent Democrats, if I were President, this War would have never started!&#8221;
European financial and humanitarian aid for Ukraine has surpassed that coming from the U.S., but American military assistance for Ukraine still far outweighs what the country is receiving from its European neighbors, The Hill <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4603096-trump-asks-why-europe-isnt-giving-ukraine-more-aid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. According to the Institute for the World Economy&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-support-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine Support Tracker</a>,&#8221; which was last updated in mid-February, U.S. military commitments to Ukraine stand at over $42 billion. Germany, the second-biggest military supporter of Ukraine, has committed nearly $18 billion while the U.K. has pledged just over $9 billion in military support to Ukraine.
Combined, European nations would have to double their pace of military aid for Ukraine to match what&#8217;s coming from the U.S., according to The Hill.
Earlier this week, House Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-gop-unveils-foreign-aid-bills-expects-final-vote-over-weekend" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed a trio of bills</a> focused on aiding allies around the globe, including Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. One of the bills would allocate $61 billion for the Ukraine-Russia war, but some of that money would go toward assisting regional partners while a third of the money is earmarked for replenishing America&#8217;s military assets.
Another bill proposed by Republicans would provide $26 billion for supporting Israel in its war against Hamas and reimbursing U.S. military operations, along with humanitarian aid. A third piece of legislation would allocate around $8 billion for U.S. partners in the Indo-Pacific region, including Taiwan.
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Members of the House Freedom Caucus signaled opposition to the foreign aid bills put forward by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
Both the wars in Europe and the Middle East broke out well into President Joe Biden&#8217;s first term in the White House. The president is struggling to address the foreign conflicts while seeking maintain support from the far-Left heading into the 2024 presidential election. Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-reacts-to-irans-attack-on-israel-would-never-have-happened-if-i-were-president" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slammed</a> his political rival last weekend after the conflict in the Middle East escalated when Iran attacked Israel with missiles and drones.
“ISRAEL IS UNDER ATTACK!&#8221; Trump wrote on Truth Social in the hours following Iran&#8217;s missile barrage. &#8220;This should never have been allowed to happen – This would NEVER have happened if I were President!”
Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Republicans revealed on Wednesday details about <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/cole-releases-series-security-supplemental-bills" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a trio of bills</a> to provide foreign aid to U.S. allies and a plan to vote on the legislation by the weekend.
One <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/republicans.appropriations.house.gov/files/Israel%2C%20Ukraine%2C%20Indo-Pacific%20Security%20Supplemental%20Appropriations%20Acts%20-%20One%20Pager.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bill</a> aims to provide $26 billion with a stated focus on supporting Israel in its defensive effort and reimbursing U.S. military operations in response to recent attacks. Humanitarian aid, <a href="https://twitter.com/Grace_Segers/status/1780638286924448057" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a key priority for Democrats</a>, was included in the legislation.
A second bill would give nearly $61 billion toward the Ukraine-Russia conflict and provide assistance to regional partners. Around a third of the money is earmarked for replenishing U.S. military assets. There is also a mandate for repayment of economic support by the Ukrainian government.
Yet another bill is designed to allocate roughly $8 billion to Indo-Pacific partners, including Taiwan, and strengthen U.S. military capabilities in the region to deter and counter aggression from China.
Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-proposes-separate-bills-on-israel-and-ukraine-aid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> on Monday that the House would consider national security supplemental legislation, which the Biden administration has <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-ukraine-israel-budget-3762a0bdf00653e3c8a38175d3c3d3cb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sought</a> for months, after Iran launched a missile and drone attack on Israel over the weekend.
In a message to colleagues on Wednesday, seeming to anticipate pushback from GOP hardliners, Johnson said the House would also consider other measures that Republicans would support.
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“After significant Member feedback and discussion, the House Rules Committee will be posting soon today the text of three bills that will fund America’s national security interests and allies in Israel, the…
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The three foreign aid bills will &#8220;brought to the floor under a structured rule that will allow for an amendment process, alongside a fourth bill that includes the REPO Act, TikTok bill, sanctions and other measures to confront Russia, China, and Iran,&#8221; Johnson said.
Johnson also said the Rules Committee would soon be posting the text of legislation that includes the &#8220;core components&#8221; of H.R.2, a sweeping border security bill the House passed last year, &#8220;under a separate rule that will allow for amendments.&#8221;
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Members of the House Freedom Caucus signaled early opposition to the plan.
&#8220;The Republican Speaker of the House is seeking a rule to pass almost $100 billion in foreign aid — while unquestionably, dangerous criminals, terrorists, &amp; fentanyl pour across our border,&#8221; Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) <a href="https://twitter.com/chiproytx/status/1780617487849025932" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X. &#8220;The border &#8216;vote&#8217; in this package is a watered-down dangerous cover vote. I will oppose.&#8221;
Republicans have a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/slim-house-gop-majority-gets-narrower" target="_blank" rel="noopener">narrow</a> <a href="https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">majority</a> in the House. If there are GOP defectors, support from Democrats would be needed to pass the bills.
In the Democrat-controlled Senate, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) had called on the House to take up a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-passes-95-billion-foreign-aid-bill-despite-opposition-from-over-half-of-republican-senators" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$95 billion foreign aid bill</a> it passed in February. But, on Wednesday, President Joe Biden released a <a href="https://twitter.com/jamiedupree/status/1780662230607949972" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that said he &#8220;strongly&#8221; supports the House legislation and encouraged both chambers of Congress to pass the package.
Johnson told colleagues that leadership expects a vote on final passage of the bills on Saturday evening, a move that honors the 72-hour rule to allow members three days to read the text of the legislation.

House GOP Unveils Foreign Aid Bills, Expects Final Vote Over Weekend

Joe Biden, the president of the United States, says one word over and over and over: “Don’t.”
He said it of the Taliban with regard to attacks on American troops. And then they did. He said it to the Russians with regard to going into Ukraine. And then they did. Now he’s said it to the Iranians with regard to directly attacking Israel. And then, of course, they did.
All of which means that Joe Biden is not a credible player on the world stage.
There is something in foreign policy called deterrence. It&#8217;s the single most important concept of the postwar era. The Defense Department defines <a href="https://perconcordiam.com/modern-deterrence/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Department%20of%20Defense,to%20communicate%20to%20counter%20an">deterrence</a> as the “prevention of action by the existence of a credible threat of unacceptable counteraction and/or belief that the cost of action outweighs the perceived benefits.”
In other words, you do not attack me because I am threatening you. If you attack me, I will clock you into next week.
You know who is an expert at deterrence? President Donald Trump. He was excellent at deterrence because every threat that he uttered was perfectly credible. He kept everybody off-balance.
It&#8217;s a kind of madman theory of foreign policy. You never knew when he meant it and you never knew when he didn’t. It didn&#8217;t matter whether you understood it. It only mattered whether he understood it. He could push you off the ball simply by saying, “If you cross the line, you don’t know what’s going to happen, but it&#8217;s going to be really bad.” 
And other nations took that seriously. The Taliban took that seriously. Russia took that seriously. China took that seriously. Iran took that seriously. 
But when Joe Biden — over and over and over again — keeps saying “Don&#8217;t,” and then other parties do, and the United States not only doesn’t respond but also slow-walks aid to America&#8217;s allies so even America&#8217;s allies cannot respond, or also intervenes to tell America&#8217;s allies not to do too much, the party that is deterred is not, in fact, the opponents, the enemies of the United States.
The party that is deterred is the United States herself.
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It is one thing to suggest that the United States should be deterred from forward action by the presence of, for example, the Soviet Union. But to suggest that the United States should be deterred from providing full aid to Ukraine, such that Ukraine is not overrun, and that we should be deterred by the possibility Vladimir Putin is going to unleash nuclear weapons — which of course is not a credible threat when it comes to simply maintaining the current battle lines in Ukraine — that&#8217;s stupid.
Or the suggestion that the United States should be deterred by Iran, which is what&#8217;s happening right now. Iran is saying, “We fired 300-odd missiles and drones at Israel. Most of those got knocked down. Virtually all of them got knocked down. But don&#8217;t go further or we are going to go further.” 
Iran is saying if Israel were to counterattack, then it would unleash 1,500 cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. So Biden is putting pressure on Israel.
The United States is the deterred party.
Being deterred is a sign that you are the weaker party in any conflict. The stronger party typically is not deterred. It is the weaker party who is worried that the cost of action will outweigh the perceived benefit. Typically, if you are on the playground, it is not the bully who is being deterred by the weakling. It&#8217;s the weakling who is being deterred by the bully.
When it comes to foreign policy, the United States has the world&#8217;s largest and most powerful military presence spanning the globe in terms of technology — far more advanced than anything on the table by a factor of probably five.
And yet, the United States is being deterred over and over by significantly smaller powers, which is why smaller powers are feeling their oats right now.
So the question is why? Why exactly has it become rote for smaller powers to deter the United States?
The answer is not the insufficiency of American materiel. The answer is not the insufficiency of America&#8217;s military might. America is so far beyond, for example, the Chinese military in terms of advancement. China going to a full-scale war with the United States would be the biggest mistake China ever made.
And if that&#8217;s true of China, who has nuclear weapons, think about Iran, who does not have nuclear weapons and whose ballistic missile system is so bad that half of the rockets just fired at Israel fell in its own territory or the territory of other countries before they even hit Israeli airspace.
So, again, why is America being deterred? The answer is simple: moral cowardice. Under Biden, the United States has become a morally cowardly force. Under Biden, the United States has basically decided that any engagement in the world&#8217;s sphere is some sort of act of aggression. Even so much as funding our allies so those allies can defend themselves with forward action to deter — for example, Iran from doing this again — would be some sort of American aggression that would escalate.
The reality is that when it comes to the Middle East, every single conflict is a game of chicken. The game of chicken, as we all know, is a game wherein two sides drive toward a cliff and whoever gets closest to the cliff without driving over wins. The worst case scenario is you&#8217;re the one who goes off the cliff.
But when it comes to the United States versus other countries, we have both the best gas and the best brakes. The reality is that if there were to be a cliff and if we were to hit it, the significant impact would be on Iran and not on the United States.
The United States is already engaged in wartime activity against Iran. It was American forces striking down drones directly from Iranian territory.
But it is Joe Biden who is acting the weakling, not just with regard to Iran directly, but also with regard to Hezbollah, with regard to Hamas, which is a basically defunct terror group at this point. The only reason that is happening is because Biden does not have the courage of American convictions.
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This is not an argument for America to be involved in war. There&#8217;s an argument that American deterrence relies on credible threat of force, and that in a world where America&#8217;s deterrence is gone, everybody gets a lot more aggressive, the world becomes a lot more violent.
There&#8217;s this theory out there from both the far-libertarian Right and from the far-Left Noam Chomsky group that the way world wars start is through a series of escalating steps that no one can stop.
There are two ways world wars start. That can be one way world wars start: when you have a relative balance of power. But when you have one full-on dominant power, the way the world war starts is by simply mistaking your way into it by failure of credibility.
The reality is that the United States owes it to the West to be an iron wall and to provide enough support to its allies that those allies can be an iron wall against forces of countries like Iran.
And yet, that is not what the Biden administration is pursuing.
That is a moral shortcoming. That is a question of will and a question of common sense.

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This week, the GOP-led <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> will consider separate bills to provide aid to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a> as well as other foreign causes, Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) announced on Monday.
The plan is to take up &#8220;national security supplemental legislation on the growing security crises&#8221; with a &#8220;with a structured and germane amendment process,&#8221; Johnson <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1780005877132444038" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X.
He listed multiple different bills, but left out certain details, such as how much each one might cost the American taxpayer.
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I have just spoken with the <a href="https://twitter.com/HouseGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HouseGOP</a> conference on my plan to address national security supplemental legislation on the growing security crises.   This week, we will consider separate bills with a structured and germane amendment process to:
•Fund our ally Israel •Support…
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One bill will provide funds to Israel while another will support Ukraine in its &#8220;war against Russian aggression,&#8221; Johnson said. He noted the third aims to &#8220;strengthen our allies in the Indo-Pacific,&#8221; which likely includes Taiwan.
Johnson also said the House will work to pass other &#8220;measures to counter our adversaries and strengthen our national security.&#8221;
Reports indicated the additional legislation could include <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/15/mike-johnson-ukraine-israel-taiwan-tiktok" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a TikTok ban</a>, a <a href="https://twitter.com/BretBaier/status/1779993758303486451" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lease program</a> for military assistance to Ukraine, use of the <a href="https://www.foreign.senate.gov/press/rep/release/risch-whitehouse-applaud-committee-passage-of-repo-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">REPO Act</a> to use seized assets from Russian oligarchs to help fund Ukraine&#8217;s war effort, <a href="https://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/1780017089907958100" target="_blank" rel="noopener">and more</a>.
Johnson <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?534942-102/speaker-johnson-briefs-reporters-plan-aid-bills-israel-ukraine-taiwan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters the House will &#8220;honor&#8221; the 72-hour rule, allowing members three days to read the text of the legislation. He suggested legislation text could be released early Tuesday and votes may happen by Friday evening.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpeakerJohnson</a> (R-LA) announces plans for the House to vote this week on standalone aid bills for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. <a href="https://t.co/J49IzMEEPn">pic.twitter.com/J49IzMEEPn</a>
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The announcement comes after Iran <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-says-house-will-try-again-with-israel-aid-following-iran-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launched a drone and missile attack</a> on Israel over the weekend, prompting <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-how-congress-is-responding-to-irans-attack-on-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declarations</a> of support from lawmakers on both sides for Israel.
Now could be the time for a break in the impasse on foreign aid. A House-passed bill that would have provided $14.3 billion in emergency aid to Israel with an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offset got <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/senate-blocks-14-3-billion-in-aid-for-israel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blocked</a> in the Democrat-controlled Senate last year.
The Senate passed in February a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-passes-95-billion-foreign-aid-bill-despite-opposition-from-over-half-of-republican-senators" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$95 billion foreign aid bill</a>, but House GOP leadership declined to take up that package while demanding <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-sticks-with-border-first-stance-after-white-house-meeting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">border security reforms</a> be part of the equation.
In the upper chamber, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has called for the House to <a href="https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1779618624027640041" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pass</a> the Senate bill, noting that it received bipartisan support.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJeffries/status/1779501281477845042" target="_blank" rel="noopener">done the same</a>, but he <a href="https://twitter.com/heatherscope/status/1779995872324989138" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> would not rule out Democrats voting for the rule governing the bills proposed by Johnson on Monday prior to seeing what the plan entailed.
Johnson <a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1780015046069797316" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told CNN</a> that his &#8220;personal preference&#8221; was to pass the bills individually, but he also conceded that lawmakers were discussing whether they would ultimately be &#8220;merged together&#8221; in one package.
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAndyBiggsAZ/status/1780050925169631464" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X that he supported considering the aid bills separately but objected to the idea of combining them.
Republicans have a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/slim-house-gop-majority-gets-narrower" target="_blank" rel="noopener">narrow</a> <a href="https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">majority</a> in the House and can only endure a couple defectors in party-line votes if all members are participating.
The debate on providing supplemental national security assistance to U.S. allies stems back to last fall when President Joe Biden made a roughly <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-ukraine-israel-budget-3762a0bdf00653e3c8a38175d3c3d3cb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$105 billion request</a> of Congress.
In addition to Johnson unveiling his plan to work on foreign aid, the House <a href="https://justthenews.com/government/security/holdhouse-overwhelmingly-approves-slate-iran-sanctions-bills-after-attack?utm_source=mux&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=tw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republicans-prep-slate-of-sanctions-on-iran-after-attack-on-israel?%3Futm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwnewstwitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sanctions</a> legislation and voted to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-overcomes-final-hurdle-to-send-fisa-reauthorization-bill-to-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">send</a> a FISA Section 702 reauthorization bill to the Senate on Monday.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA)

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