Senate votes on aid bill for Israel, Taiwan, Ukraine

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is voting on a $95 billion foreign aid bill for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine.

The vote in the Senate began early Tuesday, following months of wrangling over if and how to approve more overseas funding, with conservatives initially saying U.S. President Joe Biden's request for that money had to be tied to an overhaul of border and immigration policy.

However, a deal in the Senate that was negotiated between Democrats and Republicans to seriously tighten border security along with the new aid was quickly criticized by some in the GOP as insufficient and weakened by loopholes. Instead, the Senate then moved forward with the current legislation, which removed the immigration provisions.

If it passes in the upper chamber of Congress, it's unclear what fate the bill will then face in the House, where Republican leaders have resisted such legislation. The lower chamber recently tried and failed to pass stand-alone legislation just to send aid to Israel in its war against Hamas.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has suggested the Senate proposal is not likely to get a vote or even be brought up for debate in his chamber.

ABC News' Lauren Peller contributed to this report.

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