The US Senate Sunday (February 4) announced a cross -party bill with a total value of $ 118 billion (about S $ 158.6 billion) to strengthen border security control and provide assistance to Ukraine and Israel.
Reuters reports that Senmo, the major party leader of the United States Senate, said that the Senate is expected to perform preliminary voting on the bill on Wednesday (7th), but the bill may be opposed by Republican hardliners.
Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has stated that it will not let the bill pass.
If this bill becomes a law, it will marked the most significant changes in American immigration and border security policies in decades.
According to the bill, the U.S. government will allocate $ 20.2 billion for border security, and other 60 billion and $ 14.1 billion will be used to assist Ukraine and Israel; about 2.4 billion U.S. dollars will be used in the US Central Command and the Red Sea conflict.$ 4.8 billion to support the United States' partners in the Indo -Pacific region.
U.S. President Bynden urged the Republican Party to support the cross -party bill. He pointed out that nothing is not an option, and the United States must now ensure the security of the border.
