The Biden administration asked on Thursday for an additional $21 billion in funding for Ukraine, teeing off a bitter showdown with the GOP-controlled House. The total $40 billion request includes $13 billion in emergency defense aid and wildfire pay and an additional $8 billion for humanitarian support of Ukraine, as well as $12 billion for disaster relief after a season of heat and storms, as well as $4 billion for the border and to combat fentanyl to attract to the deal.The breakdown of the $13 billion defense request includes $9.5 billion for equipment and replenishment of stocks and $3.6 billion for continued military, intelligence and other defense support.
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