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“I thank @SpeakerPelosi and all friends of 🇺🇦 in 🇺🇸 House of Representatives for the quick approval of the law on additional financial support for our state initiated by @POTUS,” Zelenskyy wrote in a tweet.
“We are looking forward to consideration of this important document for us by the Senate,” he said.
Ukraine assistance bill
The package will offer military and economic aid to Ukraine and support to regional allies, restock weapons, and $5 billion to alleviate global food shortages created by the war damaging Ukraine's typically robust agricultural output.
The bill was passed by the House with 219 Democrats and 149 Republicans voting in favor of it. Only two Democrats abstained from voting on the bill, while 57 Republicans voted against it.
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