WASHINGTON — With the House of Representatives’ weekend approval of a long-awaited foreign aid package, the question of military support to Israel and Ukraine is now in the hands of the Senate, where Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is trying to rally opponents to “kill the bill.”
Representatives approved a series of foreign aid bills Saturday totaling $95 billion to Israel, Ukraine and other allies on a bipartisan basis after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, agreed to bring the bills to a vote over opposition and threats to oust him from some in his own caucus. President Joe Biden has promised to approve the package if passed by the Senate, which will consider the aid as a single bill.
But Lee — who has repeatedly criticized efforts to send further military and economic aid to Ukraine — called the package “unadulterated capitulation” and appeared to try to bolster support for opposing a vote …