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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) talks to reporters as he walks to his office at the U.S. Capitol on February 07, 2024 in Washington, DC. In the immediate wake of the failed bipartisan border security and foreign aid legislation, Schumer said he will put up a supplemental spending bill for aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan up for a vote later on Wednesday. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senate Leaders Claim That The ‘World Is Watching’ As Republican Opposition To Aiding Ukraine Grows

The Senate’s leaders are strongly arguing that funding is essential to retaliating against Russian President Vladimir Putin and preserving America’s international standing, even as an increasing number of Republicans are opposing American aid to Ukraine.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 14: (L-R) U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) arrive for a Rules Committee hearing at the Russell Senate Office Building on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Rules Committee voted to change the rules of the Senate to end Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) months-long blockade of military nominees. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Senate GOP Blocks Bipartisan Border Package That Includes Foreign Aid In Key Vote

A supplemental spending agreement that included funding for Taiwan, Israel, and Ukraine as well as an ambitious immigration and border security bill that faced strong resistance from Republicans in both houses was not approved by the Senate on Wednesday.