Senate Passes $1.5 Trillion Spending Bill Including $13.6 Billion for Ukraine
We ran the numbers: There are 3241 news articles covering this topic. 13% (428) are left leaning, 38% (1228) are center, and 49% (1585) are right leaning.
On Thursday night, Congressional Democrats and Republicans took the final step to approve roughly $14 billion in humanitarian, military and economic assistance to Ukraine. While left-leaning articles highlight that the overwhelmingly bipartisan Senate caps off an urgent push in the nation’s capital to respond to the geopolitical unrest roiling Europe, right-leaning articles highlight that the $1.5 trillion spending bill includes a 6.7% bump in domestic programs to $730 billion.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the overwhelmingly bipartisan Senate caps off an urgent push in the nation’s capital to respond to the geopolitical unrest roiling Europe. The aid includes money to shore up Ukraine and its defenses.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that the bill sent to President Biden includes a surge in funding to the agency that oversees the nation’s cybersecurity infrastructure. It includes language that requires companies in critical sectors to alert the government of potential hacks.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that the $1.5 trillion spending bill includes a 6.7% bump in domestic programs to $730 billion. In addition, it includes a 5.6% increase in defense spending to $782 billion.
From the left
Senate passes bill to avert shutdown, extend $14 billion in Ukraine aid
The Washington Post