CODEPINK Congress: Defeat Biden’s $95 Billion Supplemental: Block this Bill!
Channel: CODEPINK
Date: 2024-02-21

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Now that the US Senate has shamefully passed a $95 billion gift to the weapons industry, it’s up to the people to stop the war supplemental–a supplement to our $886 billion dollar military budget– from hitting the House floor in March. The Senate bill includes another $14.3 billion for weapons for Israel’s genocide in Gaza, $60 billion to continue the war in Ukraine (bringing that total to $170 billion) and almost $8 billion to further militarize east Asia for a confrontation with China. The bill also includes $9 billion in humanitarian aid to be split between Ukraine, Israel and Gaza; In other words; a few sips of water before the bombing resumes.

As if that isn’t bad enough, the Senate bill also includes a prohibition against US funding for UNRWA, the lifeline for water and food to Gaza, to threaten mass starvation for over two million people. Finally, there’s a  provision that allows President Biden to send unlimited weapons to Israel without the legally-required notification of Congress. 

We need a ceasefire and negotiated peace settlements in both Gaza and Ukraine, not more war funding! Block this bill!