The US House of Representatives approved the allocation of aid to Israel without Ukraine

The US House of Representatives passed a Republican bill to allocate $14.3 billion in aid to Israel and cut funding for the Internal Revenue Service. transmits Reuters. President Joe Biden previously promised to veto the project in this form, without military assistance to Ukraine and humanitarian assistance to the residents of Gaza.

The initiative in the Republican-controlled lower house was supported by 226 congressmen, including 12 Democrats. 196 people voted against, including two Republicans. As the agency notes, Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has already promised that he will not bring the bill to a vote. The dispute between the two chambers will likely mean it will be weeks before Congress can approve any aid plan for Israel, Reuters said.

On October 20, Biden asked lawmakers to allocate $105.85 billion to finance a combined package that includes spending on military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as to strengthen the southern border of the United States. Some Republicans in the House of Representatives, represented by Speaker Mike Johnson, opposed combining these initiatives into one bill. Therefore, they proposed a separate document on Israel.

On November 1, the White House said Biden could veto the bill in its current form, vowing to continue working with lawmakers to bring to the floor a combined relief package that includes military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

According to American law, the president can veto a bill that has been approved by both houses. But Congress, in turn, has the right to bypass a veto if it receives 2/3 of the votes in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, but the Republicans do not have such a majority.