President Joe Biden and his administration are requesting more than $37 billion in emergency funding for Ukraine, along with an additional $10 billion in emergency health funding.

The White House sent a letter on Tuesday urging Congress to approve the funding as Russia's brutal invasion rages on in Ukraine. As winter rolls in, the Biden administration has also deemed it necessary to revamp the funding being allotted to battle the declining pandemic at home and abroad.

The $37.7 billion request for Ukrainian support would include $21.7 billion for defense purposes like equipment and military support, $14.5 billion in direct funding for Ukraine's government and humanitarian aid, $626 million in energy assistance, and $900 million for health care.

The Associated Press reports that more than three-fourths of the $40 billion approved by Congress earlier this year for Ukraine has already been disbursed. The Biden administration's request comes amid a possible GOP takeover of the House, and as presumed Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said, Ukraine should not expect a "blank check" regarding support.

Additionally, at a rally early in November Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., flatly said that should Republicans win control of the House, "not another penny will go to Ukraine. Our country comes first."

Biden addressed these comments at a rally in October, saying "These guys don't get it. It's a lot bigger than Ukraine – it's Eastern Europe. It's NATO. It's real, serious, serious consequential outcomes. They have no sense of American foreign policy."

The funding request also includes $9.25 billion for COVID-19 relief and $750 million to address other infectious diseases. The White House would like to develop next-generation COVID vaccines, as well as continue research into the effects of long Covid. About $750 million would also be spent on efforts to produce more monkeypox vaccines, as well as control the spread of hepatitis C and HIV.

Administration officials argue that the funding is necessary to prevent a surge in COVID cases during the winter.

CNBC reports that Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young wrote in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requesting the funds, saying "Failure to provide more funding would lead to needless infections and deaths across the nation and around the world."

While reports indicate a lesser surge than in past years, new cases of COVID are still expected to rise during the winter months, as more people stay inside to fight the frigid temperatures.

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