President Joe Biden’sThe request for $33 Billion in Ukraine aid hit a snag at Capitol Hill. A dispute about immigration policy is threatening to slow down an urgent request to help Kyiv defeat Russia’s invasion.

It administration’s massive request to CongressBoth Democrats and Republicans love the. It includes over $20 billion to purchase military equipment such as artillery, armored vehicles and other weapons.

Republicans oppose a bipartisan effort to combine the $33 billion and a $10 billion additional Covid relief funding.

Biden, D-Calif., made this explicit in his request for Ukrainian aid from Nancy Pelosi.

He stated that he wanted to prevent needless deaths around the globe and in the United States.

Sen. Mitt RomneyR-Utah: While he helped to negotiate funding for Covid relief, the majority of his party opposes the bill.

Most Senate Republicans want to force a vote regarding the controversial Biden administration decision as part of the ongoing debate about more Covid funding. decision to end a pandemic-era policy called Title 42It allowed border agents to reject migrants at the southern frontier.

It’s not an appealing option for Democrats or the White House. They have admitted that Title 42 reversed will lead to an increase illegal border crossings.

Pelosi said Friday to reporters that she was all for binding these priorities.

“I believe it is very important. It’s important to have it. The Covid money is essential. “And time is crucial,” she stated, in reference to the continuing war in Ukraine. This is known as legislating, and it’s up to us to decide how to do it.

The political parties aren’t keen on seeing Ukraine suffer, which is why key Republicans challenged Biden’s attempt to link the two.

CNBC was informed Friday morning by an aide of Senator Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) that Thune would rather vote for Kyiv aid on its own.

CNBC reached out to Sen. Schumer’s representatives for comments but they did not respond.

Tom Block, Washington policy strategist and Washington political analyst believes Republicans as well as Democrats are not interested in delaying Ukrainian aid, despite the ongoing partisan conflict.

Block stated to CNBC that Democrats should abandon the attempt to combine the assistance to Kyiv and the relief from coronavirus, given the fact that Romney is key to the Covid agreement, which seems to be opposed to coupling both legislative efforts.

Block wrote Friday that the Democrats were talking about the addition of the Covid package for Ukraine. He expects it to fall in the following week.

“I believe that the Ukraine deal can be approved during the Memorial Day holiday at the end May, and with large bipartisan majorities,” said he.

Democrats could try to get the GOP to vote against the bill to aid Volodymyr Zilenskyy, the Ukrainian president.

Jen Psaki White House Press Secretary doubled down Friday on President’s request for the bill to be combined.

Psaki stated that “we have been pushing full-speed ahead with engaging, having conversations with the appropriate members, committees and staff about how urgent it is to move both of these requests forward.” They were presented by the president because he prefers them to be moved together.