Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2024

April 20, 2024

Today members of both parties in the House voted to advance our national security interests and send a clear message about the power of American leadership on the world stage. At this critical inflection point, they came together to answer history's call, passing urgently needed national security legislation that I have fought for months to secure.

This package will deliver critical support to Israel and Ukraine; provide desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza, Sudan, Haiti, and other locations impacted by conflicts and natural disasters around the world; and bolster security and stability in the Indo-Pacific. It comes at a moment of grave urgency, with Israel facing unprecedented attacks from Iran and Ukraine under continued bombardment from Russia. I want to thank Speaker Johnson, Leader Jeffries, and the bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in the House who voted to put our national security first. I urge the Senate to quickly send this package to my desk so that I can sign it into law and we can quickly send weapons and equipment to Ukraine to meet their urgent battlefield needs.

NOTE: The statement referred to H.R. 8034, H.R. 8035, and H.R. 8036.

Categories: Statements by the President : National security supplemental appropriations legislation, House of Representatives passage.

Names: Jeffries, Hakeem S.; Johnson, J. Michael.

Subjects: Bipartisanship; Gaza, humanitarian situation; Haiti, U.S. assistance; House minority leader; Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; Israel, U.S. assistance; Russia, conflict in Ukraine; Speaker of the House of Representatives; Sudan, U.S. assistance; Taiwan, political status with respect to China; Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; Ukraine, Russian invasion and airstrikes; Ukraine, U.S. assistance.

DCPD Number: DCPD202400321.

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