The push to pass the aid gained urgency after Iran's weekend missile and drone attack on Israel despite fierce opposition in the deeply divided Congress. Three of the four bills Mr Johnson suggested would cover Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific. The make-up of the fourth was...
The package consists of four bills that were voted on separately and will be combined into one before being sent to the Senate. The first three bills include $60.8 billion to help Ukraine in its war with Russia; $26.4 billion to support Israel, which is fighting Hamas and Iran; and $8.1...
ByJordain CarneyandJennifer Scholtes 04/15/2024, 6:14pm ET SpeakerMike Johnsontold GOP lawmakers that he’ll try to pass four measures this week to send aid toIsrael,UkraineandTaiwan— each in separate bills, according to multiple Republicans in the private Monday meeting. ...
Mike Johnson’s latest move is utterly weird — and what the Founders intended The long-awaited votes on aid to Israel and Ukraine will allow a majority in the House to pass bills that the majority of members want, regardless of party. ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson successfully pushed through a major $95 billion foreign aid package on Saturday — but could it ultimately cost him his job? On Saturday, the House passed a series of separate bills to send funds to Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific after months of being stalle...
His comments come as adeadlocked Congresscontinues to stall on Ukraine aid. On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnsonunveiled three billsto provide military assistance to Ukraine, Israel andTaiwan, including $60.4 billion for Ukraine. "Without supplemental assistance, the picture is a lot mo...
On Monday Johnson proposed to replace a $95bn Senate-approved bill offering more aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with four separate bills, which would also include new sanctions on Iran. Recommended Person in the News Mike Johnson, another House Speaker under attack from his own side ...
The Senate on Tuesday passed a package to deliver $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Ukraine is waiting for a major U.S. aid package worth $61 billion to be approved, and there are concerns that supplies are dwindling in the meantime. Zelenskyy told PBS that NATO members' military assistance for Israel when it was attacked by Iran's drone and missile strike showed it also...
The aid package also contained $15 billion in additional military assistance forIsrael, which had been engaged in a war againstHamas, the Palestinian militant group in control of theGaza Strip, since the latter’s military assault on Israel on October 7, 2023 (seeIsrael-Hamas War). Hamas’s...