House on the brink of approving Ukraine and Israel aid after months of struggle
Russian officials showed a pouty face after the House voted to approve a $96 billion aid package that included $61 billion in military and economic aid to Ukraine. The general mood and tenor of the comments give the impression that Russia was surprised that the bill passed by a whopping 311 to 112 margin.
Hard-line House Republicans are coming out in strong opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) four-pronged foreign aid package, particularly over a stipulation in the Ukraine aid bill that the loan can be canceled by the president in a few years — a move that some are calling a “joke.” Johnson’s long-awaited four-bill foreign aid […]
WASHINGTON — Facing a divided party and pressure to act, House Speaker Mike Johnson rolled out three bills Wednesday to provide assistance to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, with the hope of holding final votes on Saturday. The bills represent a major test of Johnson’s ability to navigate a thicket of political and global challenges with a wafer-thin majority. And it comes as Johnson, R-La., faces a serious threat to his gavel from Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky....
House Speaker Mike Johnson has announced a plan for the congressional chamber to vote on measures that would provide U.S. aid for countries such as Israel and Ukraine.Johnson said there will be votes on the "measures separately in four different pieces" that will cover assistance for Israel, Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific, and issues pertaining to "national security priorities." GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia said she believes this is the "wrong direction." "Our border is the number one...
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed four separate national security supplemental bills on Saturday, clearing the way for the foreign aid package to arrive at President Joe Biden’s desk.One bill contained roughly $60 billion in aid for Ukraine, one with approximately $26 billion for Israel, another with $8 billion for the Indo-Pacific, and a final one that included a series of other policy priorities like the sale of TikTok and the REPO act that would allow the U.S. to seize...
The House passed a long-stalled foreign aid package on Saturday that gives
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The House of Representatives has voted to advance four separate bills that include two on funding for Ukraine and Israel. NBC News' Ali Vitali has details on what comes next for the legislation as Speaker Johnson discusses the vote with reporters.
House congressional leaders were toiling Thursday on a delicate, bipartisan push toward weekend votes to approve a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as several other national security policies at a critical moment at home and abroad. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson this
Speaker Mike Johnson will hold four separate votes in the House after US assistance previously languished in a divided Congress
Trump Suggests Offering Aid To Ukraine In The Form Of A Loan Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, Former President Donald Trump has suggested that he would support Republicans approving Ukraine aid in the form of a loan, but that Europe must “equalize” its efforts to help Ukraine in its war against Russia. During a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), President Trump said they are “thinking about making it in the form of...