Biden expected to seek $60B for Ukraine and aid for Israel in $100B funding request

The White House is expected Friday to submit to Congress a supplemental funding request that will also seek money for Taiwan and the U.S.-Mexico border, sources said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.dia images, AFP via Getty Images

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Oct. 18, 2023, 5:58 PM EDT

By Julie Tsirkin and Monica Alba

WASHINGTON — Top congressional lawmakers are beginning to receive details of a new funding package the Biden administration is expected to submit to Congress this week.

While it’s not yet finalized, the supplemental funding package is likely to seek $60 billion for Ukraine, a lawmaker and two sources with knowledge of the request said. The rest of the request will include roughly $40 billion to provide aid to Israel, Taiwan and the U.S.-Mexico border.