The request to Congress would cover a year, according to another person familiar with the administration’s expected request.
Lew, a Treasury Secretary under former President Barack Obama, was nominated by Biden last month after former Ambassador Tom Nides left the post in July.
Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesThe White House could make a formal request for the foreign war aid as soon as this week.
Some Republicans have criticized Lew for his role in the Obama White House as it negotiated the Iran nuclear agreement in 2015, among other foreign policy moves under Obama, and that opposition could slow his nomination.
“Our ability to support Israel at this pivotal moment is significantly hamstrung by the fact that we don’t have a U.S. ambassador on the ground," Murphy said.
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