i say to my democratic friends, it is absolutely not what -- a lot of republicans don't want us to continue that as well, but a strong majority of democrats are saying enough with netanyahu's war. you just can't give him another $10 billion for unvetted military aid. i suppose as things happen in congress, we'll ignore the needs of the american people. we will not pay attention to what they want, and then they were shocked, just shocked that we have a 14% approval way have order? this is an extremely important day in the history of our country and of the free world. they're all watching, waiting to see what we would do. when putin escalated his war against ukraine, i told our colleagues that allies and

adversaries alike would pay very close attention to america's response. when iran-backed terrorists invaded the jewish state on october 7 to slaughter innocent israelis, i warned that the world would watch closely for signs that american leadership was actually weakening. for months our friends have watched to see whether america still had the strength that won the cold war or the resolve that has underpinned peace and prosperity literally for decades. our enemies have tested whether the ars that will of democracy -- arsenal of democracy is built to endure. tonight the senate will send a clear message. history will record even as allies and partners may have worried about the depth of our resolve, even as moscow, by

shinning, and tehran -- beijing, and tehran grew more convinced of our influence and run its course and even those who insisted on abandoning our leadership, america stepped up and the senate held firm. it's time to reaffirm some basic truths. a lineses matter -- alliances matter. foreign nations respect for american interest depends on our willingness to defend them. and the peace, prosperity and security are not accidents. they're products of american leadership and american sacrifice. so the votes we're about to cast will be among the most consequential, but the difficult work of restoring and sustaining

hard power, industrial capacity and global influence must continue beyond this supplemental. so i'll just say to my colleagues, we can wish for a world where the responsibilities of leadership don't fall on us or we can act like we understand that they do. tonight, as in so many moments of our history, idles call for -- none of us is rae solved to -- resolved to see our duty as it actually is, none of us is excused to equip the united states to face down those who wish us harm. i said it before, history settles every account, and i welcome the eyes of posterity

that the senate does tonight. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: finally, after more than six months of hard work and many twists and turns in the road, america sends a message to the entire world. we will not turn our back on you. tonight we tell our allies we stand with you. we tell our adversaries, don't mess with us. we tell the world, the united states will do everything to safeguard democracy and our way of life. this bill is one of the most conventional measures congress has pass in years to protect america's security and the future -- the very future of western democracy. and after overcoming a lot of opposition, tonight congress fin eshs the job -- finishes the job. to our friends in israel and to friends in the indo-pacific and to those caught in the midst of

a war from gaza to sudan, america hears you. we will be there for you. to the whole world, rest assured -- rest assured, america will never shring from its -- shrink from its responsibilities on the world stage. today, tonight, we make vladimir putin regret the day he questioned american resolve. i thank president biden for his unflinching leadership, i thank speaker johnson and leader jefferies for working together valiantly for working together, i thank chair murray and vice chair collins for their work and i especially want to thank my caucus for standing firm. we were always united to get this job done, i salute you. and i want to thank leader mcconnell, we worked on this

bill together, shoulder to shoulder. without that kind of strong, bipartisan leadership, this difficult bill would never have passed. we now come to the end of a long, difficult and herculean effort, our allies around the world have been watching congress for the last six months and wondering the same thing, when it matters the most, will america come together, overcome the pull of partisanship and meet the magnitude of this moment. tonight, under the watchful eye of history, the senate answers this question with a thunderus

>> good morning.th a thunderus it is a good day for america, a good day for europe, and a good day for world peace. this is consequential. i just signed into law a massive security package that was