Here’s what aid the House bills would provide to Ukraine, Israel

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(CNN) — House Republicans released the text of three bills Wednesday that would provide aid for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region, with the latter intended to help deter Chinese aggression in the area.The three-part package is similar to a foreign aid bill that passed the Senate in February.Taken together, the House bills add up to about $95 billion in aid – the same amount the Senate bill included – with an adjustment that $10 billion in Ukraine economic assistance is in the form of a repayable loan, CNN has reported.The House is expected to vote on the bills Saturday. President Joe Biden said in a statement Wednesday that he supports the aid package.Here’s what’s included in the bills, according to a summary provided by House Republicans:One of the bills would provide a total of nearly $61 billion to assist Ukraine and others in the region fight& Russia – about the same that was included in the Senate bill.Of that total, about $23 billion would be used to replenish US weapons, stockpiles and facilities, and more than $11 billion would fund current US military operations in the region.Nearly $14 billion included in the bill would help Ukraine buy advanced weapons...

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