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Over two dozen humanitarian and human rights groups made the argument in a message exclusively obtained by HuffPost and sent to President Joe Biden, after a similar message from eight senators.
But it's not clear if House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will allow a vote on it in the lower chamber.
The Republican leader said the House would "work its own will" but didn't rule out allowing a vote on the legislation.
Seventeen Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the measure, putting U.S. aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan back on track in Congress' upper chamber.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The president has stopped supporting the Saudi-led coalition bombing Yemen, but must also restore U.S. assistance for the struggling country, activists say.
The decision follows a Tuesday meeting between Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and OMB head Mick Mulvaney.
The U.S. is considering sanctions against Myanmar as the Rohingya humanitarian crisis intensifies.
On a trip to the middle east, U.S. Ambassador the U.N. Nikki Haley told Syrian refugees that the United States will do all it can to help them. But by refusing to take in refugees and with deep budget cuts on the way, thats just not true.
The U.S. would be shooting itself in the foot to withhold aid, one expert said.
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