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Senate advances $95B Ukraine‚ Israel aid bill with filibuster-proof majority after border deal implodes
The Senate overwhelmingly voted Thursday to start work on a $95 billion spending bill that would provide aid to Ukraine‚ Israel and Taiwan — one day after it formally killed off a larger bill that included $20 billion in border security spending.
The 67-32 vote included “yeas” from 17 Republicans while Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was the only “nay” from the Democratic conference.
A final vote on the legislation is not expected until next week as senators begin the lengthy...