House passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports from Capitol Hill, where legislators passed the $95 billion package of aid for Ukraine, Israel, and other U.S. allies on Saturday.

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[Centurion]

Imagine if that $95 billion went to struggling Americans to pay rent these days...

[halon]

American aid for Ukraine and Israel 😂😂...more like a gift to the military industrial complex

[steveschoenbein]

Where’s the $95 billion aid package for our people ?

[evilladollyz]

Imagine all the good we could do here with our money.

[rockpadstudios]

what a joke, people getting taxed to fund this crap

[maternst]

And not a dime for our own border! WTF!????

[patricka]

How about our southern border??? Social security? Veterans? Homeless?

[ramirorenteria]

95B but we’re getting choked with inflation…🤬

[happynow]

If we can just keep printing money, why do we need to pay taxes?

[jasonbiggs]

Meanwhile Homelessness skyrockets, locals are priced out of cities and afterschool programs shut down

[kellylestig]

OMG!!! WHAT ABOUT OUR COUNTRY, AND OUR

[Frank-Biddle]

People, its not 95 billion dollars .... We've already gave hundreds of billions. These countries will end up costing Americans' trillions.

[kevinfestner]

Well done, CONgress! The heck with America, they pass an increase in domestic surveillance for us.

[BrianM-]

Americans need that money. Its ours. FJB

[Dee-snuh]

$95 billion would restore Maui and everyone would be able to rebuild their homes that were burned to the ground and buy them a new car since theirs were melted into oblivion!

[MM-yhmi]

What about children who need medical care? Unhoused people who need jobs and affordable housing? Supporting women to have rights to make choices about their bodies, children, careers? Yes, there other countries facing peril but the USA is a mess, too. What are those politicians doing to make a difference here too?

[bjhendrickson]

So glad we the people actually got to vote on this. Just keep giving our taxes to your business friends.

[carolinatxan]

We the people of the Untied States are sick of being taxed

[chriswertz]

That's it, our government is completely soulless. 💩

[whippetscheck]

99cent store is closing all of its stores and Congress spends 95 billion on other countries.