US House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that his Republican-controlled chamber would vote this week on separate aid bills for Ukraine and Israel, after stalling for months over pressure from his party's right-wing.
The US Senate passed a $95 billion package in February that included massive new funds to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion, as well as new support for Israel and Taiwan.
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US House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to put separate bills on assistance to Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine to a vote this week, Politico and The Hill reported, citing sources.
ReplyDeleteJohnson announced the plans in a private meeting with GOP lawmakers on Monday, Politico said. He is also going to put to a vote a fourth measure, a package that seeks a lend-lease deal for military aid, a ban on TikTok in the US and provisions "to sell off assets seized from Russian oligarchs," according to the report.
Johnson said on X: "I have just spoken with the House GOP conference on my plan to address national security supplemental legislation on the growing security crises. This week, we will consider separate bills with a structured and germane amendment process to: fund our ally Israel; support Ukraine <…>; strengthen our allies in the Indo-Pacific; pass additional measures to counter our adversaries and strengthen our national security."