President Joe Biden has asked for more aid for Ukraine from Congress.

<div class="block">President Joe Biden has asked for more aid for Ukraine from Congress.</div>

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Biden Asks Congress for $21B in Ukraine Aid

President Biden has asked Congress for $13 billion in emergency defense aid for Ukraine and $8 billion in humanitarian support for the war, war torn nation. It's part of a broader funding request that totals $40 billion. In addition to the Ukraine aid, the package also includes funding for us disaster response and southern border enforcement. The White House budget director sent a letter to House Speaker Kevin mccarthy urging swift action to approve the request. Meantime, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer says there is bipartisan support for the package in the Senate.