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vote concluded a lengthy debate across both chambers of Con- gress that shifting attitudes within the GOP about the United role in the world, pitting Republican leaders against their own members and, at times, the de facto leader of the party, former President Donald Trump. Many Republicans in both chambers voted against aid to Ukraine, which has been back against a Russian in- vasion since February 2022. Opponents of additional aid argue the U.S. has al- ready done enough to help Ukraine and that taxpayer funds would be better spent on domestic priorities or paying down the estimated $1.5 trillion budget Proponents of the foreign aid framed it as an investment that would keep the country out of a war that a victory in Ukraine would prompt Russian Presi- dent Vladimir Putin to attack European allies that the U.S. is sworn to defend under the North Atlantic Treaty Organi- zation.
They eventually prevailed as Re- publicans and Democrats came togeth- er to pass the aid. is an important day for America and a very important day for freedom- loving countries around the Sen- ate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, said Tuesday. think turned the corner on the isolationist he said. think made some progress and I think going to have to continue be- cause got big problems China, Russia, you could argue that this is a more challenging time right now than it was leading up to World War Several senate Republicans voted in favor of the legislation despite voting against it when the Senate considered the package in February. Sen.
Markwayne Mullin, was one of those who switched his vote. He said he and a group of other conser- vative senators began working with for- mer President Donald Trump and Re- publican leadership in both chambers to come up with a package that more Re- publicans could support. Provisions to make around $9.5 bil- lion in aid to Ukraine a loan instead of a grant and to seize Russian foreign as- sets to fund were part of that, he said. Trump posted on Truth Social last week that survival is impor- tant to the U.S., despite long-held public skepticism of Ukraine aid. House Speaker Mike Johnson resist- ed the foreign aid package for months, but ended up playing a pivotal role in advancing the legislation at the risk of his job.
Multiple hard-right lawmakers have threatened to unseat him. Johnson had opposed additional funding for Ukraine before he was ele- vated to the speakership after McCar- ouster. But after multiple intelli- gence and meetings with mul- tiple factions of his conference, he emerged in recent weeks with a starkly perspective. put it bluntly, I would rather send bullets to Ukraine than American boys. My son is going to begin in the Naval Academy this fall.
This is a ex- ercise for me as it is so many American Johnson told reporters Satur- day. Biden requested the funding in mid-October, just weeks after Hamas attacked Israel. He called for the U.S. to stand with its allies in a crucial moment. Republicans demanded sweeping border security reforms in exchange for their support.
A bipartisan working group in the Senate brokered a deal to include the most changes to migration policy in decades. But Trump, en route to capturing the 2024 GOP nomination for president, slammed the proposal as not Johnson declared it would never pass the House, Senate Republicans voted it down, and the upper chamber passed the foreign aid plan without the border provisions in February. When it reached the House, Repub- licans again demanded border security provisions be attached to the legisla- tion. They refused to advance the for- eign aid bill for months as Johnson at- tempted to push the Senate to take up the hard-line border bill. The Biden intelli- gence and the change to a loan helped clinch the deal.
As Republicans dealt with in their conference, Democrats grappled with their own divisions. Some progressive lawmakers resist- ed sending more aid to Israel, as its war against Hamas killed tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians and created dire humanitarian conditions in the Gaza strip. support so much in this. We absolutely have to provide Ukraine with aid, I support the humanitarian assis- tance in this. I even support the TikTok Sen.
Merkley, D- told USA TODAY. the condi- tions in Gaza are I support defensive aid for Israel, but I sup- port sending more bombs when the style of warfare in Gaza is producing enormous civilian casualties and the re- striction of aid is producing Biden Continued from Page 1A WASHINGTON Congress on Tues- day took the extraordinary step of pass- ing legislation to force Beijing- based parent company to sell it, or face an ban in the United States. The policy agitated many of the young users, who showed up on Capitol Hill alongside lobbyists to push law- makers to reject it. But for some of those lawmakers, the debate was even closer to home as they grappled with questions from their kids and grandchildren. Sen.
Todd Young, said his four teenagers use it, which is not proud of or comfortable with, per actually get a fair amount of consumer value out of it in terms of in- teraction with their friends, social inter- action, knowing happening, which be undervalued if a he said. I try and explain to them separate and apart from the national se- curity considerations that having to weigh. They understand When the subject came up in Congress, Sen. Mike Rounds, re- called his 12-year-old granddaughter texting him: can you vote for TikTok to not get He assured her they would take more time to look at the proposal. Weeks later, the vast majority of law- makers in both parties and both cham- bers of Congress supported the mea- sure, arguing parent company poses a national security risk.
Informed by Biden administration intelligence they have raised concerns about the possibility of the Chinese government spying on Ameri- cans and spreading propaganda through the app. TikTok said the Chinese government requested American data, and that it hand it over if they did. They also argue that the legislation violates right to free speech, and that banning the app would harm small businesses who rely on the app for exposure. So far, there has been no public evi- dence that the app is being used to spy on U.S. citizens, but reporting from mul- tiple outlets has indicated American operation has struggled to fully separate from its Chinese parent company.
President Joe Biden signed the legis- lation Wednesday as part of a $95 bil- lion foreign aid package to support Uk- raine, Israel, and allies in the Indo-Pa- Biden and the proponents in Congress argue that it is not a ban, but would force Beijing-based par- ent company, ByteDance, to sell it to a company that has more reliable data privacy rules. That been very reassuring for many of the young people that make up 170 million American users, in- cluding who have publicly slammed lawmakers for supporting the bill. But members who spoke with USA TODAY said their family members un- derstood when they explained the risks. want TikTok to go said Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, who has around two dozen grandchildren.
what I tell them is not going to go away, just going to get owned by an American company. pleased as Now that the legislation has been ap- proved, expect TikTok to it in court. That has worked in the past for- mer President Donald Trump also at- tempted to ban TikTok, which was blocked by a federal judge. More recent- ly, a federal judge in Montana blocked a state ban, saying it violates the First If ByteDance is forced to comply, sell- ing it would be complicated. TikTok is worth tens of billions of dollars, so only ultra-wealthy investors are likely able to it.
That could include big technol- ogy companies like Meta, Google or Am- azon. Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin also said organizing in- vestors to bid on the app. But the Chinese government would also likely block the sale of al- gorithm, which would force a buyer to rebuild a crucial component of the app. A Pew Research poll released last De- cember showed of Americans sup- ported banning TikTok compared to who oppose it and who are un- sure about the idea. Sen.
John Fetterman, quipped last month that spent hundreds on Drunk Elephant skincare products for his teenage daughter because of viral videos on the app so if he wanted to ban TikTok, he would have done it at home. follow it as any- more because TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi the advice to just chill out and not blast messages to 170 million peo- Fetterman said, referencing a of calls lawmakers received last month when TikTok prompted users to contact congressional said, this is going to pass and no one is trying to ban Fetterman said Tuesday. have to worry about these things. like, Sen. Thom Tillis, said Tik- early push to get users involved led one young woman to leave a voice- mail saying: shoot you and you and cut you into He said had discussions about the app with young people in his life, in- cluding that young woman and her par- ents.
a lot of misinformation go- ing on he said. not shutting down TikTok. TikTok creates too much value to think that it would just disappear. What talking about is ownership governance. When I explain that to young people they look at me like I have a horn grow- ing out of my head, but their parents un- derstand and good enough for Lawmakers hear from kids, grandkids Riley Beggin USA TODAY Fans protested outside as the House voted Wednesday to force parent company to sell the app or face a practical ban in the U.S.
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