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New CR To Avoid Shutdown Has $12.3 Billion In Ukraine Aid; Manchin Cuts Permitting Reform Proposal

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, September 27th, 2022

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New CR To Avoid Shutdown Has $12.3 Billion In Ukraine Aid; Manchin Cuts Permitting Reform Proposal

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee is retiring in 2022.

Congressional appropriators have proposed $12.3 billion in new Ukraine aid supplemental funding as part of a stopgap spending bill to keep the government open through Dec. 16, to include more than $7 billion in additional military assistance efforts. The Senate is set to vote Tuesday evening on a legislative vehicle for passing the new continuing resolution (CR), which was detailed late Monday. “As Chairman, I remain committed to completing the work of the Appropriations Committee before the end of this…

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