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Chuck Schumer at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb. 6. — Chuck Schumer at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb. 6.
Photographer: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg

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By Steven T. Dennis, Erik Wasson, and Zach C Cohen

February 7, 2024 at 12:39 PM UTC

Updated on

February 7, 2024 at 4:47 PM UTC

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he expects widespread support for a Wednesday vote on a package of Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan aid divorced from US border funding.

The New York Democrat will move to the military and foreign aid package soon after a broader compromise that links that funding with new border restrictions fails in the Senate amid GOP resistance.