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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his case for continued U.S. aid during a trip to New York and Washington this week. On Thursday he met with members of Congress, who are mulling the White House's $24 billion request for Ukraine funding — and running up against an end-of-the-month deadline to pass a government spending bill. He received a bipartisan welcome from Senate leaders but not in the House, where Republicans are split on the issue.
