Rep. Matt Gaetz accused House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of cutting a 'secret side deal on Ukraine' to push through a temporary measure to keep the government running.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden are facing a barrage of questions about whether they made a secret side deal on Ukraine funding, after McCarthy headed off a government shutdown by dropping the funding from a last-minute,over the weekend. The measure passed the House with the support of all the Democrats except one, and lost the votes of 90 Republicans.
The president himself certainly fueled the idea, when CBS News asked him on Sunday,"Are you going to be able to trust Speaker McCarthy when the next deal comes around?"The removal of $6 billion in Ukraine funding from the temporary spending bill caused Sen. Michael Bennet, Democrat of Colorado, to put a hold on the bill when it arrived at the Senate a few hours before a shutdown would take effect if the resolution were not passed.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dodged several questions Monday from reporters seeking clarity on whether there's a deal with McCarthy to pass Ukraine funding soon. She pointed out there has been"overwhelming support" for Ukraine in Congress and noted McCarthy has said he supports providing Ukraine with the weapons it needs."We expect him to keep his word on that," she said.
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