The White House and allies feel confident that a bill will get done. How big and what’s attached are another matter.
Antony Blinken's forceful testimony in the Senate’s first hearing on the supplemental request temporarily assuaged some White House allies. | Manuel Balce Ceneta/APThe Biden administration and Ukraine hawks in both parties are trying to break a wall of conservative resistance on Capitol Hill with a determined blitz to pass funding for the war in Ukraine and aid to Israel.
Biden aides remain confident Congress will pass an aid bill even as they concede that the legislative process means any final version won’t exactly match their request. A White House official on Tuesday expressed openness to engaging on the border aspects of the bill, a move that would bring the administration closer to the Senate GOP’s top demand.
“I certainly hope we are not at that point in 18 days where we haven’t figured out how to keep the government open,” Murkowski added. “And we haven’t sent a strong message from the U.S. Congress about our support for Israel, our support for Ukraine and supporting ourselves here, from the border perspective.”
“They have made it very clear that Ukraine is just as important” as the Israel funding, said Sen. Ben Cardin , chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Biden and McConnell have decades of history in working together, which has Democrats optimistic that differences will be resolved. “There are some elements of that our members have significant heartburn with,” said Sen. John Thune , who has been supportive of Ukraine funding.
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