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The Daily Punch

McConnell wins on Ukraine

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

Politics, News, Government

4.6666 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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The Senate will be in today working toward passing foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Securing aid for Ukraine will be a win for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has fought against members of his own party on the issue. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

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Number one, we've got the latest on Ukraine and Israel.

1:03.1

Number two, how McConnell wins. And number three, House Conservatives galvanize against Tony Gonzalez in Texas. All right, let's get into it. We are leading Punchball News a.m. with the latest

1:08.9

on what's happening on foreign aid, the Senate is now on

1:13.5

track to pass the House's $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan as soon as this

1:20.9

afternoon, sending the long-stalled measure to President Joe Biden's desks.

1:26.0

Here's the latest. Senators have two roll call votes at around 1 p.m.

1:30.5

The first is on a GOP procedural motion, while the second would overcome a bipartisan filibuster

1:37.4

and set up final passage by Wednesday night at the latest.

1:41.9

Of course, the Senate being the Senate, it's unclear when exactly the bill will

1:46.0

pass, but with each senator limited to just one hour of remarks after today's procedural

1:51.2

votes, it's likely that those who oppose a measure won't be able to drag this out much

1:56.3

later than tonight. As we wrote on Monday, there are ongoing talks between Senate leaders about

2:02.8

possible amendment votes and procedural motions. These discussions could prompt a unanimous

2:08.8

consent agreement to vote on the final passage this afternoon. Senator Bernie Sanders,

2:14.7

the independent from Vermont, who opposes offensive aid to Israel, is among those

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