Final consideration ahead.
The Senate took the next step toward passing HR 815, the international assistance bill that includes Ukraine.
Mistress of Ukraine in the USA Oksana Markarova reported this on Facebook.
“67 senators, with 60 required, supported the decision to stop debate on replacing the original text of the bill HR 815 with the text previously proposed by Senator P. Murray (D) (Senator Patty Murray, President pro tempore of the US Senate – ed. .), 27 senators voted against,” Markarova said.
The next procedural step, according to Oksana Markarova, is voting to approve the replacement of the text. 51 votes needed here.
Voting can take place no earlier than 30 hours after the end of debate, that is, Monday February 12, 2024.
“Before voting today, the Senate rejected a motion by isolationist Senator M. Lee (R) to reconsider HR 815, which could have stopped further proceedings With the required 51, this decision was supported by 40 senators,” Markarova said.
Recall that on the eve of The Senate The United States voted to advance the bill one step in a series of preliminary votes.
TSN.ua has already reported, what is known about the vote in the Senate and what they are saying about Ukraine.
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