Tuberville wants separation of aid for Israel and Ukraine

Sen. Tommy Tuberville has asked that any aid and assistance for Israel not be used to gain additional funding for Ukraine. In a letter to Senate leadership, Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) wrote the wars are “separate and unrelated conflicts” and should not be linked in funding requests. This comes after President Biden requested a further $61.4 billion in funding for the eastern European country and then attempted to link it with $14.3 billion in aid for Israel in what Tuberville has called a “package deal.” The senators began the letter by noting the high rate of fatal