The leader of the Senate Armed Services Committee has urged the upper chamber to consider swift passage of the new $40 billion Ukraine emergency aid supplemental, a day after the House passed the funding bill with a 368 to 57 vote. “This assistance package will help Ukrainians as they bravely defend themselves, fight to maintain their independence, and resist further advancement by Putin’s troops and mercenaries,” Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the chair of SASC, said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.…
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