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"The Senate approved the measure 86-11, with all “no” votes coming from Republicans. Nearly 60 Republican members of the House voted against the bill last week.
“Aid for Ukraine goes far beyond charity,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Thursday on the floor. “The future of America’s security and core strategic interests will be shaped by the outcome of this fight.”
Congress raised the size of the package from the initial $33 billion requested by the White House last month to $40 billion, bringing total aid for Ukraine to more than $50 billion since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February. Lawmakers last approved $13.6 billion in assistance for the war effort in March."
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-05-19/ukraine-aid-senate-military-humanitarian%C2%A0russia-weapons-6058507.html
>bringing total aid for Ukraine to more than $50 billion since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February
Four Ways to Understand the $54 Billion in U.S. Spending on Ukraine
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/20/upshot/ukraine-us-aid-size.html