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Senate To Take Up Foreign Aid Bills On Tuesday, ATACMS May Be Headed To Ukraine By End Of Week

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, April 22nd, 2024

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Senate To Take Up Foreign Aid Bills On Tuesday, ATACMS May Be Headed To Ukraine By End Of Week

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Following the House’s passage this weekend of billions of dollars in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, the Senate is set to consider the trio of supplemental spending bills as soon as Tuesday. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday that weapons deliveries for Ukraine that may include longer-range ATACMS missiles could be “in transit” by the end of week following final passage and the president’s signature. “I hope once this gets to…

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