$33 Billion Ukraine Aid Bill At Risk of Being Bogged Down By COVID Bill Tie-In

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on April 28, 2022. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A $33 billion aid package to Ukraine that President Joe Biden asked Congress to pass could face hurdles over efforts to tie the bill together with an unrelated $10 billion COVID package.

Biden’s April 28 request includes $20.4 billion in military assistance along with $8.5 billion in economic assistance. The package also includes $3 billion in humanitarian assistance to address food shortages around the globe.