Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer both cheered the approval of the motion to invoke cloture, setting up a vote on the $95 billion foreign aid package. (Getty Images)
Biden had initially requested the supplemental foreign aid in October. A different version of the package with funds for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan passed the Senate in February but was never voted on in the House.
Under the measures, roughly $61 billion is set aside for supporting Ukraine in the war against Russia, about $26 billion is allotted for Israel and humanitarian aid, and nearly $8 billion is provided for the Indo-Pacific and Taiwan.
The Senate cleared the way for quick passage of the bills earlier on Tuesday when it voted in favor of invoking cloture, 81-19.
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The war between Hamas and Israel has been ongoing since October 7. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Prior to the cloture vote, a significant number of senators sought a motion to table an amendment tree, which blocks other amendments from being considered in regular order. The motion to table was a close vote, with 48 supporting it and 50 voting against, allowing the amendment tree to stand.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., released a statement following the motion's failure, noting that it meant his amendment wouldn't be considered. He wanted to see votes on his two amendments to the package, which would have ended unconditional aid to Israel and restored funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
Sanders has been critical of Israel's effort to minimize civilian casualties. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
"Polls show that a majority of Americans, and a very strong majority of Democrats, want to end U.S. taxpayer support for Netanyahu’s war against the Palestinian people," Sanders said in a statement. "It is a dark day for democracy when the Senate will not even allow a vote on that issue."
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A number of Republican lawmakers also wanted votes on their respective amendments, including Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who proposed an amendment to require repayment of the foreign aid loan to Ukraine, in order to make it "real."
If any amendments were passed in the Senate, the bill would be sent back to the House for its consideration once again.
Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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