Quickest way to aid Ukraine is clean funding bill, top U.S. Senate Republican says

2022.05.03 22:07

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) leaves after speaking to reporters following the Senate Republicans weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the best way for Washington to speed aid to Ukraine was to pass a funding bill devoid of extraneous items.

Biden has called on Congress to approve $33 billion in aid for Kyiv, a package that some Democrats want to see tied with a COVID-19 relief proposal.

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