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Wed Apr 24, 2024, 04:00 PM Apr 24

These 18 senators voted against Ukraine and Israel aid [View all]


Sens. JD Vance and Bernie Sanders both voted against the foreign aid bill, but for very different reasons. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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Billions in aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan — along with a bill to force TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell off the popular app — are headed to President Joe Biden's desk after months of delay.

The Senate passed the $95 billion package by a sweeping bipartisan margin on Tuesday, with 15 Republicans and three Democrats voting against the legislation.

Republicans generally voted against the package because of their long-standing opposition to Ukraine aid, while Democrats opposed the bill over the lack of conditions on Israel aid.

On Saturday, the House took separate votes on four individual components of the bill, a plan hatched by Speaker Mike Johnson that was designed to appease Republicans but also won plaudits from progressive Democrats.

Here are the 3 members of the Democratic caucus who voted against the bill: Bernie Sanders of Vermont; Jeff Merkley of Oregon; Peter Welch of Vermont

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