Senate to vote next week on bill funding Israel aid, border security — Schumer

The US Senate will vote next week on a bipartisan bill that would strengthen border security and also provide more aid to Ukraine and Israel, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says.

“We cannot simply shirk from our responsibilities just because the task is difficult,” Schumer says on the Senate floor, adding that the text of the package will be released by Sunday, with the initial vote taking place no later than Wednesday.

Senate negotiators have been in the talks on the package for months. Former US president Donald Trump has urged lawmakers to reject the deal and Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has also voiced skepticism about the talks.

Johnson is set to meet early next week with Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, freed hostage Emily Hand and relatives of some still held in the Strip.