While Republicans debate internally over whether funding for Israel and Ukraine should be considered separately, Senate progressives are pushing for the inclusion of domestic funding in the chamber's emergency supplemental appropriations bill.
Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) wrote of funding for Ukraine, Israel, Gaza and more in a letter to Senate leaders:
"We support providing that funding without delay. As part of that bill we ask that you include an equal amount of funding to address the urgent and growing emergencies facing the American people."
The senators list child care, health care, affordable housing, the opioid crisis, food insecurity and natural disaster recovery as domestic emergencies requiring funds.
The push comes after President Biden requested more than $100 billion for military and humanitarian aid abroad. The Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing examining the request Tuesday, with testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Meanwhile, the House is set to consider a standalone bill with funding for Israel. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is meeting with Senate Republicans for the first time as Speaker at a luncheon tomorrow, The Hill's Al Weaver reports.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been a vocal supporter of providing funding to Israel and Ukraine in the same bill.
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