Congresswoman, a democrat from california who serves on the house Foreign Affairs. The fact that we took house Foreign Affairs. The fact that we took up house Foreign Affairs. The fact that we took up these house Foreign Affairs. The fact that we took up these boats l house Foreign Affairs. The fact i that we took up these boats and pass them once again with overwhelming democratic support shows that were not going to continue to sit the sidelines. It has been tense in Foreign Affairs committee is because republicans continue to share chinese and russian propaganda when we are all looking at the same kind of intelligence that tells us that iran and russia and china are working together in partnership to continue to create regional instability around the globe. We see it in africa in the middle east, in South America and in europe and we have to take a stand. From the capitol, our news correspondent Helena Humphrey told us more about todays vote. After a rare show of bipartisanship the
Has called on senators to advanceit has called on senators to advance it swiftly on tuesday so that it can head to his desk at the oval office and he can sign off on it. And the pentagon for its part watching political chaos, Political Infighting, go on has been trying to Preposition Weaponry where it can so that those weapons can head to ukraine, can head to troops on the ground, sooner rather than later, potentially within days as opposed to weeks, but that doesnt rule out the prospect of further Political Infighting despite the fact that Congress Woman nancy pelosi has called on law makers to sign off on this bill for ukraine. We know that it had been facing resistance from the republican party. They had wanted it tied to stricter immigration laws, a Stricter Border security with the Us Mexico Border and thats particular vote failed. It needed a two thirds majority. When you saw with the ukraine bill is more republicans voted against it than actually voted in favour of it. And we kn
The bill has passed. Oh, one voting present. This is the moment the House Of Representatives approved a 60 billion package of military aid for ukraine. It was a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation in the binary world of american politics, with democratsjoining moderate republicans to see off opposition from the hard right. Us officials have indicated that deliveries of munitions and air Defence Systems are ready to go as soon as there is approval in the senate. Joining me live from washington is our correspondent helena humphrey. Shes on capitol hill following the vote. It is six months since President Biden first sought approval for this aid package, there has been a bitter row over it over it ever since, what got it over the line today . figs what got it over the line today . Sis you what got it over the line today . Is you say, this is long awaited, high stakes, and what this finally got this over the line was that rare display of bipartisanship which we sell. What you will see w
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Newsnight s Nicholas Watt reports from tees valley. An icon of a vibrant industrial past, now out of action, symbolising an area struggling to find its feet. Tees valley, an infant hercules in its days as a World Capital of iron and steel making, is now clearing sites of past glories and looking for new ventures. A painful process with economic decline, alongside pockets of affluence. That has placed this area on the National Political map, and now a mayoral contest with high stakes for the two main parties. A Rumbustious Conservative mayor became the first poster boy of the redwall, after his narrow win here in 2017. Re elected in a landslide in 2021, ben houchen is now hoping to buck the national trend. A local labour stalwart hopes to win back what was once a heartland for his party a win for chris mcewan would ease keir starmer s path nationally. And the lib dem outsider placing the fight of Child Poverty at the heart of his campaign. Over the past decade or so, Tees Valley Felt ne