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WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion聽聽for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, pushing ahead after months of difficult negotiations and amid growing political divisions in the Republican Party over the role of the United States abroad.

The vote came after a small group of Republicans opposed to the $60 billion for Ukraine held the Senate floor through the night, using the final hours of debate to argue that the U.S. should focus on its own problems before sending more money overseas. But 22 Republicans voted with nearly all Democrats to pass the package 70-29, with supporters arguing that abandoning Ukraine could embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin and聽.

鈥淲ith this bill, the Senate declares that American leadership will not waiver, will not falter, will not fail,鈥� said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who worked closely with Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on the legislation.

The bill鈥檚 passage through the Senate was a welcome sign for Ukraine amid critical聽.

Yet the package faces a deeply uncertain future in the House, where hardline Republicans aligned with former President Donald Trump 鈥� the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination, and a critic of support for Ukraine 鈥� oppose the legislation.

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Speaker Mike Johnson聽聽on the package in a statement Monday evening, making clear that it could be weeks or months before Congress sends the legislation to President Joe Biden鈥檚 desk 鈥� if at all.

Still, the vote was a win for both Senate leaders. Schumer noted the strong bipartisan support and projected that if the House speaker brings it forward it would have the same strong support in that chamber. McConnell has made Ukraine his top priority in recent months, and was resolute in the face of聽聽from his own GOP conference.

鈥淗istory settles every account,鈥� the longtime Republican leader said in a statement after the bill鈥檚 passage. 鈥淎nd today, on the value of American leadership and strength, history will record that the Senate did not blink.鈥�

Dollars provided by the legislation would purchase U.S.-made defense equipment, including munitions and air defense systems that authorities say are desperately needed as Russia batters the country. It also includes $8 billion for the government in Kyiv and other assistance.

鈥淔or us in Ukraine, continued US assistance helps to save human lives from Russian terror,鈥� Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on social media. 鈥淚t means that life will continue in our cities and will triumph over war.鈥�

In addition, the legislation would provide $14 billion for Israel鈥檚 war with Hamas, $8 billion for Taiwan and partners in the Indo-Pacific to counter China, and $9.2 billion in聽.

Progressive lawmakers have objected to sending offensive weaponry to Israel, and two Democrats, Sens. Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Peter Welch of Vermont, as well as Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent of Vermont, voted against it.

鈥淚 cannot in good conscience support sending billions of additional taxpayer dollars for Prime Minister Netanyahu鈥檚 military campaign in Gaza,鈥� Welch said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a campaign that has killed and wounded a shocking number of civilians. It鈥檚 created a massive humanitarian crisis.鈥�

The bill鈥檚 passage followed almost five months of torturous negotiations over an expansive bill that would have paired the foreign aid with an overhaul of border and asylum policies. Republicans demanded the trade-off, saying the surge of migration into the United States had to be addressed alongside the security of allies.

But a bipartisan deal on border security fell apart just days after its unveiling, a head-spinning development that left negotiators deeply frustrated. Republicans declared the bill insufficient and聽聽on the Senate floor.

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After the border bill collapsed, the two leaders abandoned the border provisions and pushed forward with passing the foreign aid package alone 鈥� as Democrats had originally intended.

While the slimmed-down foreign aid bill eventually won a healthy showing of GOP support, several Republicans who had previously expressed support for Ukraine voted against it. The episode further exposed divisions in the party, made more public as Trump dug in and a handful of lawmakers openly called for McConnell to step down.

Sen. J.D. Vance, an Ohio Republican, argued that the U.S. should step back from the conflict and help broker an end to it with Russia鈥檚 Putin. He questioned the wisdom of continuing to fuel Ukraine鈥檚 defense when Putin appears committed to fighting for years.

鈥淚 think it deals with the reality that we鈥檙e living in, which is they鈥檙e a more powerful country, and it鈥檚 their region of the world,鈥� he said.

Vance, along with Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and other opponents, spent several hours on the floor railing against the aid and complaining about Senate process. They dug in their heels to delay a final vote, speaking on the floor until daybreak.

Supporters of the aid pushed back, warning that bowing to Russia would be a historic mistake with devastating consequences. In an unusually raw back-and-forth, GOP senators who support the aid challenged some of the opponents directly on the floor.

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis angrily rebutted some of their arguments, noting that the money would only help Ukraine for less than a year and that much of it would go to replenishing U.S. military stocks.

鈥淲hy am I so focused on this vote?鈥� Tillis said. 鈥淏ecause I don鈥檛 want to be on the pages of history that we will regret if we walk away. You will see the alliance that is supporting Ukraine crumble. You will ultimately see China become emboldened. And I am not going to be on that page of history.鈥�

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., became emotional as he talked about the drudgery of the Senate and spending time away from his family to get little done. 鈥淏ut every so often there are issues that come before us that seem to be the ones that explain why we are here,鈥� he said, his voice cracking.

Moran conceded that the cost of the package was heavy for him, but pointed out that if Putin were to attack a NATO member in Europe, the U.S. would be bound by treaty to become directly involved in the conflict 鈥� a commitment that Trump has called into question as he seeks another term in the White House.

At a rally Saturday, Trump聽聽a NATO ally he would encourage Russia 鈥渢o do whatever the hell they want鈥� to members that are 鈥渄elinquent鈥� in their commitments to the alliance. The former president has聽聽from the foreign policy doctrines of aggressive American involvement overseas and toward an 鈥淎merica First鈥� isolationism.

Evoking the slogan, Moran said, 鈥淚 believe in America first, but unfortunately America first means we have to engage in the world.鈥�

In the House, many Republicans have opposed the aid and are unlikely to cross Trump, but some key GOP lawmakers have signaled they will push to get it passed.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner, R-Ohio, traveled to Ukraine last week with a bipartisan delegation and met with Zelenskyy. Turner posted on X, formerly Twitter, after the trip that 鈥淚 reiterated America鈥檚 commitment to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia.鈥�

But Speaker Johnson is in a tough position. A majority of his conference opposes the aid, and he is trying to lead the narrowest of majorities and avoid the fate of his predecessor, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted in October.

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Johnson, R-La., said in a statement Monday that because the foreign aid package lacks border security provisions, it is 鈥渟ilent on the most pressing issue facing our country.鈥� It was the latest 鈥� and potentially most consequential 鈥� sign of opposition to the Ukraine aid from House GOP leadership, who had rejected the bipartisan border plan as a 鈥渘on-starter,鈥� contributing to its rapid demise.

鈥淣ow, in the absence of having received any single border policy change from the Senate, the House will have to continue to work its own will on these important matters,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淎merica deserves better than the Senate鈥檚 status quo.鈥�

Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Virginia Democrat, traveled to Kyiv last week with Turner and other House members. She said the trip underscored to her how Ukraine is still in a fight for its very existence.

During a meeting with Zelenskyy, she said the U.S. lawmakers tried to offer assurances that the American people still stand with his country.

鈥淗e was clear that our continued support is critical to their ability to win the war,鈥� Spanberger said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 critical to their own freedom. And importantly, it鈥檚 critical to U.S. national security interests.鈥�

Associated Press writers Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking contributed to this report.