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Biden warns congressional leaders of ‘dire’ consequences if Ukraine doesn’t get $60B
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1:07Now PlayingPresident Biden told House and Senate leaders in the Oval Office Tuesday that there would be “dire” consequences if Congress doesn’t pass $60 billion in additional military aid for Ukraine.
Biden met with the leaders of both major parties after spurning for weeks House Speaker Mike Johnson’s request for a one-on-one meeting to discuss US war aims and oversight of spending in the notoriously corrupt region.
The meeting also comes ahead of a weekend deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, which Johnson (R-La.) told reporters Tuesday he’s committed to avoiding.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do. We’ve gotta figure out how we’re going to keep funding the government, which is an important problem — an important solution we need to find. And I think we can do that,” Biden told Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
The 81-year-old president, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, sat in front of a roaring fire in the Oval Office fireplace — despite the temperature outside topping 60 degrees Fahrenheit — as he read from notecards.
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