Biden is asking Congress for over $100 billion to pour into Israel and Ukraine and get humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in the midst of congressional chaos

• The Biden administration is requesting over $100 billion in supplemental funding from Congress.
• That includes $61.4 billion for Ukraine, $14.3 billion for Israel, and $9.15 billion for humanitarian aid.

The Biden administration is asking a speaker-less Congress to funnel billions towards Ukraine, Israel, and humanitarian assistance — alongside billions for border operations at home.

On Friday, President Joe Biden officially requested over $100 billion from Congress as the wars between Israel and Hamas, and Ukraine and Russia, continue. While in Israel earlier this week, Biden announced he would also request humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians in Gaza — and his funding request does just that.

Specifically, the administration is requesting lawmakers approve $61.4 billion for Ukraine, $14.3 billion for Israel, and $9.15 billion for humanitarian assistance for those two countries as well as Gaza, along with over $7 billion in funding for border operations to counter fentanyl entering the US.

"The administration looks forward to continued engagement with members of both parties to reach a comprehensive bipartisan agreement to fund the government and invest in critical national priorities," Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young told reporters on a Friday press call. "As part of this process, Congress has an opportunity and obligation to advance our national security by addressing these needs, which should earn bipartisan support."

The official request follows Biden's Thursday night speech in the Oval Office, where the president announced his intention to send funding to Israel and Ukraine. It also comes after Biden announced $100 million in humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, which would be carried out through the United Nations and international nongovernmental organizations.

While some Republican lawmakers have been opposed to the US continuing to give funding for Ukraine, both Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen have said the US can afford to continue aiding both Ukraine and Israel.

"We're the United States of America for God's sake, the most powerful nation in the history — not in the world, in the history of the world," Biden said during a CBS interview last week. "We can take care of both of these and still maintain our overall international defense."

It's unclear how quickly Congress can pass, or debate, this supplemental funding request given it's heading towards a House in chaos. There's still no speaker of the House, as Rep. Jim Jordan heads in for a potential third round of voting to take the office. In a morning press conference, Jordan said that the House needed to open so that they can evaluate the potential funding package.

"We can't do that, can't vote on that, can't pass anything in that until we get the House open," Jordan said. "So I got to see the package, but we certainly need to help Israel."

In the meantime, the Biden administration addressed their request for funding to current Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry. When asked by reporters if the current speaker battle could cause any problems for moving the funding request forward, Young said that it is "a matter for the House to work out."

"It is the president's job — our jobs — to make clear to Congress what the needs are and what happens if this critical funding is not delivered," Young said. "We are doing our job here by letting Congress know what the critical needs are and we expect them to act, and act swiftly."

And in a speech Thursday night, Biden stressed the importance of Congress approving funding for both Ukraine and Israel, noting that doing so is "vital for America's national security."

"American leadership is what holds the world together," he said. "American alliances are what keep us, America, safe. American values are what make us a partner that other nations want to work with. To put all that at risk if we walk away from Ukraine, if we turn our backs on Israel, it's just not worth it."