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GOP unveils national security bill as last piece of Ukraine aid package [Video]

House GOP leaders on Wednesday unveiled a catch-all package of Republican national security priorities designed to sweeten a massive round of new funding for Ukraine and other foreign allies in the face of fierce conservative opposition.

The bill features the “innovations” promised by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) when he rejected a Senate-passed foreign-aid package in favor of a House version he said would better reflect the interests and concerns of lower chamber lawmakers.

His proposal features a provision that would ban TikTok in the U.S. if the company fails to divorce its operations from the Chinese Communist Party, and another to install new sanctions on Iran — an idea that’s gained steam since Tehran’s strikes on Israel last weekend.

The package also includes several provisions designed to ease the financial burden on U.S. taxpayers, providing some of the new Ukraine aid in the form of a loan — although a …

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