Britt signals support for Ukraine aid after voting against February package

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., signaled she may support giving $95.3 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after voting to advance the legislation Tuesday in the Senate.

Britt voted to invoke cloture, or end debate on the bill, on Tuesday, joining 79 of her colleagues.

In February, Britt and her Alabama counterpart, Sen. Tommy Tuberville were among 29 Republicans to vote against the foreign aid package.

While Britt’s vote to invoke cloture on Tuesday does not guarantee she will vote for final passage of the bill, it reflects a strong possibility that she will endorse the package.

A spokeswoman for the senator could not immediately be reached for comment.

Tuberville, who has been a vocal opponent of Ukraine aid, was among 19 senators — 17 of them Republican — to vote against cloture. He is expected to vote against the package.

Tuberville voiced disagreement about tying aid for Israel to aid for Ukraine — an effort to make the package more palatable to Republicans against money for Ukraine.

The Senate is expected to vote on final passage later Tuesday.

The House approved the package on Saturday in a 331-112 vote.

Of the seven member Alabama delegation to U.S. House, Republican Reps. Robert Aderholt and Mike Rogers joined Democrat Terri Sewell in voting for the aid. Republicans Jerry Carl, Barry Moore, Gary Palmer, and Dale Strong voted no.