GOP unveils national security bill as last piece of Ukraine aid package
by TheHill
TheHill— House GOP leaders on Wednesday unveiled a catch-all package of Republican national security priorities designed to sweeten a massive round of new funding for Ukraine and other foreign allies in the face of fierce conservative opposition. The bill features the “innovations” promised by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) when he rejected a Senate-passed foreign-aid package in
Washington Examiner—Biden hails $95 billion national security bill passage, says Ukraine aid will ship within hours. President Joe Biden thanked Congress for passing a major national security supplemental bill and promised that equipment would be shipped to Ukraine within two hours. In a speech inside the White House, Biden said Ukraine has a fighting force and the skill to win its war against Russia, and that its soldiers were cheering in […]
TheHill—House GOP unveils border bill as conservatives slam foreign aid measures. House GOP leaders on Wednesday introduced a new border security bill designed to appease conservatives who are up in arms that Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) foreign aid package excluded tougher measures to battle migration. Johnson announced Wednesday morning that he was plowing ahead with sending aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan despite outspoken opposition from
Fox News—House passes $60B Ukraine aid bill as GOP rebels threaten to oust Johnson. The House of Representatives has approved sending $60 billion to Ukraine for its defense against Russia’s invasion, an issue that has roiled Speaker Mike Johnson’s already perilously slim majority. The aid package passed 311 to 112, with more Democrats voted in favor than Republicans – and just 101 Republicans voted for the bill while 112 voted nay. In a dramatic moment toward the end of the vote, Democrats began passing around Ukrainian flags — in violation of House protocol, according to the...