Biden asks U.S. Congress for $40 billion, including $24 billion for Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on veterans' care at George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. August 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he was sending Congress a request for about $40 billion in additional spending, including $24 billion for Ukraine and other international needs related to the war, $4 billion related to border security and $12 billion for disaster relief.

(Reporting by Andrea Shalal, Patricia Zengerle, David Shepardson and Doina Chiacu; editing by Doina Chiacu)