U.S. Senate Republican: Spending, Ukraine aid bill awaits leadership approval

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said on Tuesday that a sweeping government funding bill with emergency aid for Ukraine is now awaiting a final stamp of approval from congressional leaders.

“We’re there. We’re there,” Shelby told reporters.

(Reporting by David Morgan)

Reuters

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