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US House Looking to Separate Israel Funding From Ukraine, Border Security - Lawmaker

© AFP 2023 / MANDEL NGANThe US Capitol is seen at dusk as the House meets to vote on a rules package for the 118th Congress, in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2023.
The US Capitol is seen at dusk as the House meets to vote on a rules package for the 118th Congress, in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2023.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 29.10.2023
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MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - The House of Representatives is considering separating emergency military funding for Israel from that for Ukraine and US border security, House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul said Sunday.
A Republican-sponsored bill that aims at decoupling aid to Israel from other issues is slated to hit the floor this week. If passed, it will see the US funnel $14.3 billion to Israel and unlock supplies of equipment from US stockpiles.
"What we want to do is — because the need is so urgent now in Israel — is to start with Israel first as a separate measure, and we will have that on the House floor this week," McCaul told Fox News Sunday in a televised interview.
The Israel Supplemental Appropriations Act rivals President Joe Biden’s $106 billion emergency package he requested from Congress last week. It comprises $61.3 billion in funding for Ukraine, $14.3 billion for Israel and $10.6 billion for border security.
Ukrainian servicemen load a truck with the FGM-148 Javelin, American man-portable anti-tank missile provided by US to Ukraine as part of a military support, upon its delivery at Kiev's airport Borispol on February 11,2022. - Sputnik International, 1920, 28.10.2023
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