The US Senate just passed the $40 billion Ukraine aid bill that Rand Paul held up last week.
The bill overwhelmingly passed by an 86-11 margin, with three Democrats not voting:
NEW: The Senate votes 86-11 to pass the $40 billion Ukraine aid package.
NO Votes: Blackburn, Boozman, Braun, Crapo, Hagerty, Hawley, Lee, Lummis, Marshall, Paul, Tuberville.
Did Not Vote: Brown, Rosen, Van Hollen.
— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) May 19, 2022
The no votes were all Republicans, according to the official record:
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Crapo (R-ID)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
Paul (R-KY)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Everyone else voted for the bill.
As a reminder of what’s actually in the bill, here’s Bloomberg’s analysis from last week:
The bill includes $19.7 billion for the Defense Department, more than $3 billion more than the administration’s request. This includes the $6 billion in direct security assistance to Ukraine that Biden sought last month and $9.05 billion to replenish weapons stocks sent to Ukraine from the Pentagon. The package would provide $4 billion in foreign military financing for countries affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to help them purchase weapons.
The bill also includes $8.8 billion in direct economic support for Ukraine along with funds to repair the US Embassy in Kyiv, document war crimes and protect against nuclear fuel leaks.
In addition, the measure would provide $4.35 billion for global food and humanitarian aid to be administered by the US Agency for International Development and another $700 million in global food funding at the State Department. The inclusion of the funds was made despite some concerns from Republicans that the global food crisis should not be addressed in the bill.
I would guess Joe Biden will be signing it sometime this afternoon.