Senate eyes pairing Ukraine money with aid for Israel

Senators hope to combine Ukraine aid with military assistance for Israel following a failed attempt to pass the controversial funding last month.
Congress has committed more than $100 billion to Ukraine in the 20 months since Russia’s invasion, but a White House request for another $24 billion has been met with resistance by House conservatives skeptical the conflict serves U.S. interests.
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Senate leadership tried to pressure reluctant Republicans into voting for the funding in September by pairing it with $16 billion in much-needed disaster relief. The vehicle for the aid, a must-pass bill to fund the government, raised the prospect of a shutdown unless it was approved.
The chamber scrapped its plans, however, at the last minute after then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) abandoned a hard-line funding measure, to the surprise o …