Democratic Hill leaders have struck a bipartisan deal on Ukraine aid after decoupling it from the Covid relief plan that has languished for months in Congress
Congressional Democratic leaders have reached a bipartisan accord to send $39.8 billion to Ukraine to bolster its months-long battle to stave off a brutal Russian assault.
Biden informed congressional leaders that he wanted Ukraine and Covid aid to move separately because of Republican threats of voting down a package of those two rolled together, according to another person familiar with the request who also spoke on condition of anonymity. That person said Biden still wants to pass a Covid aid package as a separate bill that would originate in the House.
Senate Democrats had hoped to combine the Covid and Ukraine bills, but chamber Republicans signaled they would not provide the votes to clear an all-but-guaranteed filibuster of that two-part proposal. Going forward with just Ukraine aid complicates the future of the $10 billion coronavirus legislation, which Senate Republicans blocked over Biden’s plans to lift pandemic-era border restrictions.
The uncertainty ahead of the pandemic funds is a troubling scenario for the Biden administration, which is trying to stock up on vaccines for millions of booster shots that will be needed in the fall to prepare for a potential winter surge.$5 billion Pfizer contract
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