Biden's aid plan for Israel, Ukraine splits Republicans in House, Senate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : Testifying in front of the Senate committee, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought to connect assistance for Ukraine and Israel to U.S. leadership across the globe and to efforts, they said, by both Russia and Iran to challenge U.S. friends and allies.
49% : So I think it'll have an impact on what Iran is doing for Russia as well.
45% : Congress cut out aid for Ukraine when it fended off a possible government shutdown at the end of September, leaving U.S. military assistance dwindling as the weeks have dragged on without legislative action.
43% : "We've seen Iran provide munitions and drones to Russia, and Russia use abilities to attack Ukrainian infrastructure, attack civilians, towns and villages across the land," Austin told senators.
41% : Demonstrators disrupted Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Oct. 31, as war between Israel and Hamas raged on.(REF:bartonj/The Washington Post)
39% : "U.S. policymakers are hoping to avoid a regional war in the Middle East, in part by sending sufficient aid to Israel such that rivals - chiefly Iran - are deterred from attempting additional attacks on the country.
18% : Iran and Russia pose a joint threat to the United States and its allies, they argued, saying that aid to help Ukraine fight back against Russia would also deal a blow to Tehran.

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