US Senate advances stand-alone $95 billion foreign aid bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (C) discusses next steps for the foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel after the bipartisan Senate border security bill collapsed, at the Capitol in Washington/Photo: AP

WASHINGTON DC: The U.S. Senate advanced a stand-alone $95 billion foreign assistance bill by a vote of 67-32, setting up a final vote on $60 billion in aid to Ukraine and $14 billion in assistance for Israel.