It's the Brian Laird show on WNYc, good morning everyone.

It's the Brian Lairdow on WNYC.

Good morning everyone.

So even though Congress has no Speaker of the House right now,

President Biden has sent it a $105 billion aid request that he hopes he is written to be, we might call it

irresistible to four different factions with these four major pieces,

Aid to Israel, aid to Ukraine, humanitarian aid, including to Gaza, and more spending on security

at the U.S. southern border.

And for those for whom rubbing China's nose in something might be the cherry on top there's 7 billion for Taiwan

we'll start there today with NPR political correspondent National political

correspondent Mara Liason who joins us Marra thanks for a little time this morning. We always appreciate when you come on. Welcome back to WNYC.

Thanks for having me.

Even as we're all focused on the Mideast, a central thing in this bill seems to be

attaching Ukraine aid which leaves Congress divided to Israel

aid which has close to universal support. Is it too early to have a sense yet if

it's being received the way Biden is helping?

I think it is too early but this legislative strategy is pretty clear.

This is kind of old-fashioned legislative log rolling.

I mean there are a lot of people who are

against certain pieces of this package and then there they are also four other

pieces of this package. There's a lot in this bill, Aid to Ukraine, aid to Israel, humanitarian aid for Gaza, aid to Taiwan,

money for the U.S. border.

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