The White House is asking Congress for a $47. 1 bill on emergency investments to cover projected costs for Ukraine, COVID-19, monkeypox and herbal disasters. The administration expects the investment request to be part of an upcoming short-term spending bill to fund the federal government. beyond September 30, when the existing spending program expires.
Most of the request is for $22. 4 billion in COVID-19 investment, cash that would go to the vaccine workshop and testing, such as studies and progress and the global response to the vaccine. The White House had asked for investments in March, but Republicans rejected the request. .
As a result, the White House had to reschedule some investments and suspend a program that sent loose check kits to American households. “We don’t have enough investment to face an increase in the fall,” one official told reporters on a conference call.
For Ukraine, the White House is asking for $11. 7 billion, adding $7. 2 billion for military spending and $4. 5 billion for direct economic support. Congress must also supply $1. 5 billion for uranium for U. S. nuclear reactors. The U. S. Food and Drug Administration on the occasion of a relief in supplies of Russian uranium, and $500 million for paints in the strategic oil reserve.
It would be the newest in a series of large U. S. special finishing systems. The latest bill, passed in May, was worth around $40 billion. About three-quarters of previous U. S. aid is being used by the U. S. It is expected to end until the end of September, officials said. “We have taken the world together to other Ukrainians while protecting their democracy and we cannot let this dry up for Ukraine,” one official said.
For monkeypox, the White House is asking for $4. 5 billion, most of which would go toward vaccines, tests and remedies for Americans. to fill the reserve and prepare for long-term outbreaks.
For the crisis response, the White House is asking for $6. 5 billion, which would cover the costs of flooding in Kentucky, as well as unmet wishes in California, Louisiana and Texas.