Administration officials also said the request would aim to address the strain that providing additional military support for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan would put on the Pentagon’s stockpiles, the sources said, by asking for money to build more weapons.
Biden said Tuesday that “when Congress returns, we’re going to ask them to take urgent action to fund the national security requirements of our critical partners.”
Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that the Office of Management and Budget is drafting the supplemental request.
The White House and some key lawmakers have been discussing linking Ukraine and Israel aid.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, has said he’s open to a package that includes aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, as well as funding for additional security at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Biden administration officials have held multiple briefings for lawmakers this week, including with Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Sasha Baker, and Morgan Muir, the Deputy Director for Mission Integration at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
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Administration officials also said the request would aim to address the strain that providing additional military support for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan would put on the Pentagon’s stockpiles, the sources said, by asking for money to build more weapons.
Biden said Tuesday that “when Congress returns, we’re going to ask them to take urgent action to fund the national security requirements of our critical partners.”
Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that the Office of Management and Budget is drafting the supplemental request.
The White House and some key lawmakers have been discussing linking Ukraine and Israel aid.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, has said he’s open to a package that includes aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, as well as funding for additional security at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Biden administration officials have held multiple briefings for lawmakers this week, including with Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Sasha Baker, and Morgan Muir, the Deputy Director for Mission Integration at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
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