and help communities respond to recent natural disasters.
The measure excludes the White House call for spending $22 billion to respond to COVID-19, and $3.9 billion to fight against an outbreak of the monkeypox virus. Republican lawmakers were overwhelmingly opposed to the health funding. At least 10 Republican senators would have to support the measure for it to overcome procedural hurdles and advance in that chamber.
In comments at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken denounces Russia's leader for the war in Ukraine.
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