Schneider Statement on Passage of National Security Funding for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan

WASHINGTON – Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement in response to the House passing national security funding for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan:

“I’m proud that a bipartisan coalition joined together in the House today to pass this long overdue support for our allies Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. While I wish that Speaker Johnson would have brought it to the floor immediately after a bipartisan Senate coalition passed an earlier iteration of this legislation, I’m glad that we were able to come together this week to get a suite of good bills passed.

At a time when some of our closest democratic allies are facing existential threats from neighboring tyrants and terrorist groups, these critical security funding bills will provide desperately needed defense support. 

The Israel security supplemental critically replenishes Iron Dome and other defensive systems, as well as providing artillery and other munitions and funds to procure more advanced systems, as it counters attacks from multiple fronts including from Iran, Hamas, the Houthis and Hezbollah.

The Ukraine security supplemental provides weapons assistance and defense services to help Ukrainians defend against Putin’s continued invasion.

And the Indo-Pacific security supplemental helps to strengthen deterrence efforts as Beijing continues to threaten Taiwan.

Crucially, these bills also provide desperately needed and long overdue humanitarian aid for civilians in all of these regions, including Gaza, as well as necessary funds for US military operations. 

The U.S. Senate must now expeditiously pass these bills and send them to President Biden to sign.”

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