Sen. Mitch McConnell reacts after Senate passes aid for Ukraine, Israel

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STARTED. WHEN I RETURN HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. KEVIN. THANK YOU. BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT AS A MASSIVE FOREIGN AID PACKAGE IS NOW HEADING TO PRESIDENT BIDEN'S DESK. YEAH, THIS PACKAGE, ALSO INVOLVING A CONTROVERSIAL MEASURE THAT COULD LEAD TO A TIKTOK BAN. WLWT NEWS FIVE ANCHOR CHRIS JACOBS HERE. NOW, WITH TONIGHT'S MAJOR ACTION AT THE US CAPITOL. CHRIS. YEAH, A LOT OF MOVEMENT HAPPENING TONIGHT. THE US SENATE TAKING ACTION ON THAT HUGE $95 BILLION AID PACKAGE WHICH ALREADY PASSED THE HOUSE THIS PAST WEEKEND. IT EASILY PASSED THE SENATE TONIGHT WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT BY A VOTE OF 79 TO 18. THE PACKAGE INCLUDES $64 BILLION IN AID FOR UKRAINE TO FIGHT ITS WAR WITH RUSSIA. AND ANOTHER $26 BILLION FROM THAT PACKAGE WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ISRAEL KENTUCKY US SENATOR AND MIMINORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL HAD THIS REACTION DURING TONIGHT'S VOTE ON THE SENATE FLOOR. FOREIGN NATIONS RESPECT FOR AMERICAN INTERESTS DEPENDS ON OUR WILLINGNESS TO DEFEND THEM AND THE PEACE, PROSPERITY AND SECURITY ARE NOT ACCIDENTS. THEY'RE PRODUCTS OF AMERICAN LEADERSHIP AND AMERICAN SACRIFICE. NOW, THE LEGISLATION ALSO INCLUDES A MEASURE THAT WOULD FORCE TIKTOK'S CHINA BASED PARENT COMPANY TO SELL THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM. IF IT DOESN'T, IT COULD BE BANNED IN THE U.S. PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS ALREADY SAID HE WOULD SIGN IT IF CONGRESS PASSED IT, BUT IT COULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO A LEGAL CHALLENGE. AGAIN, THIS FOREIGN AID PACKAGE NOW HEADS TO THE PRESIDENT FOR HIS SIGNATURE.
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Length: 1min 36sec (96 seconds)
Published: Wed Apr 24 2024
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