The White House revealed that President Joe Biden would veto the bill on financing for Israel without support for Ukraine and border protection.
“If the President were presented with H.R. 7217, he would veto it,” the Office of Management and Budget said in its release.
“The Administration strongly encourages both chambers of the Congress to reject this political ploy and instead quickly send the bipartisan Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act to the President’s desk,” the Office said.
US senators unveiled the details of a long-awaited agreement poised to release billions in new aid for Ukraine and Israel, alongside stricter US border regulations. However, the leading House Republican immediately declared intentions to reject it.
The proposed national security supplemental aims to allocate $118.3 billion in total funding, with $60 billion designated for Ukraine in line with the White House‘s request, and $14.1 billion for Israel’s security aid, as outlined by Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray.
Furthermore, the bill proposes $20.2 billion for enhancing US border security, incorporating numerous changes to immigration policies as a result of bipartisan negotiations.
A notable provision would authorize Biden to deny asylum applications in instances where illegal border crossings exceed 5,000 per week, a threshold that has been surpassed several times in recent months.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Sunday vowed to kill a Senate-passed bill that would link border security funding to aid for Ukraine.
The bill, which was unveiled on Sunday, includes $118.3 billion in total funding, including $60 billion to support Ukraine, $14.1 billion in security assistance for Israel, and $20.2 billion for US border security.
In a post on social media, Johnson said that the bill was “even worse than we expected” and that it would “not come close to ending the border catastrophe that the President has created.”
