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House Moderates Unveil Alternative $66.3 Billion Foreign Aid Bill With Border Items

House Moderates Unveil Alternative $66.3 Billion Foreign Aid Bill With Border Items
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) visited the Joint Field Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico and met with Deputy FCO Justo "Tito" Hernandez. Photo: Eliezer Hernandez, FEMA

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers have unveiled their $66.3 billion supplemental proposal, which includes defense aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and border security provisions. The House moderates’ proposal is being offered as an alternative to the Senate’s $95.3 billion foreign aid bill passed last week that doesn’t include border items, while it remains unclear whether their measure will gain broad support across the lower chamber. “Securing one’s borders is necessary to preserving one’s democracy and, therefore, necessary to…

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