Bipartisan Bill Proposes $49B in Time-Sensitive Aid for Ukraine and Border Security
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Reps. Fitzpatrick and Golden filed a bipartisan $49B foreign aid/border security bill to get urgent help to Ukraine and US border.
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The bill is intended to bypass Speaker Johnson to get to House floor vote within a week.
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Aid is time-sensitive for Ukraine's defense as they have weeks, not months before losing ground.
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The bill combines border security and Ukraine aid to gain bipartisan support.
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The Senate would likely take up a bipartisan House bill, per Rep. Golden.