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A group of bipartisan lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled on Feb. 16 a combined $66 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, after the Republican-controlled House withheld a vote on a previous version of a funding package. The new package, which includes $47 billion in aid funding for Ukraine, will once again tie funding to domestic border security measures demanded by House conservatives. House Speaker Mike Johnson previously rejected a similar $95 billion aid bill on the grounds that it did not address the ongoing crisis at the southern border. “The Speaker’…

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