Facing an outright rebellion from conservatives fiercely opposed to aiding Ukraine, Johnson said he would push to get the package to the House floor under a single debate rule, then hold separate votes on aid for Ukraine and Israel.
By Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascaro, Associated PressSpeaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 29, 2024.
However, the package would deviate from the $95 billion aid package passed by the Senate in February, clouding its prospects for final passage in Congress. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden, hosting Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala at the White House, called on the House to take up the Senate funding package immediately. “They have to do it now,” he said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., left, arrives for a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, April 15, 2024. Meanwhile, the White House would oppose a standalone bill that only addressed aid for Israel, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. Democratic leaders are pressuring Johnson to take up the Senate-passed bill that would provide a total of $95 billion for the U.S. allies, as well as humanitarian support for civilians in Gaza and Ukraine.
During a private meeting last week, two senior Democrats, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the speaker emerita, and Rep. Steny Hoyer, the former No. 2 leader, encouraged their Democratic colleagues to sign on to a discharge petition that could force the House to vote on the Senate aid package.
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