AP
The leader of the majority of the United States Senate, Chuck Schumer, announced this Sunday that a consensus was reached between the White House and congressional leaders to approve aid to both Israel and Ukraine, after a phone call with the Democratic president. Joe Biden.
During the conversation, Biden also met with Mike Johnson, speaker of the House of Representatives, and minority leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Mitch McConnell, to discuss the situation in the Middle East following Iran's attack on Israel.
“There was a consensus that we have to help Israel and Ukraine now. Hopefully we can resolve it next week,” Schumer said at a press conference in New York, quoted by the EFE news agency.
He also made the announcement on his account on the social network X:
“I spoke with President Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, Mike Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries. The United States' commitment to Israel's security is ironclad. We need to help Israel stay strong against Iran. “For the Speaker of the House, the best way is for the House to pass the bipartisan national security bill passed by the Senate.”
Although the Senate approved a supplemental aid package for Israel and Ukraine in February, Johnson has not yet put it to a vote in the House of Representatives. Additionally, he has failed in two previous attempts to approve funding for Israel.
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The Democrat stressed the importance of approving supplemental aid immediately to help Israel rebuild its anti-missile and anti-drone capabilities.
The change in tone toward Israel became evident Saturday when House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced a change in the legislative calendar to consider legislation in support of Israel and to hold Iran and its terrorist proxies accountable. .
For his part, Johnson stated on the Sunday Morning Futures program that he will try again this week to get the funds approved.
The bipartisan consensus emerged after Iran launched more than 300 drones, missiles and ballistic missiles at Israel on Saturday, marking the first such attack from Iranian soil. Israel, with the support of the United States, the United Kingdom and Jordan, managed to intercept 99% of the missiles, most of them outside Israeli airspace.