House Speaker Mike Johnson Throws Cold Water On Senate Foreign Aid Bill
WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) suggested Monday that the House would not vote on a foreign aid bill working its way through the Senate this week.
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Mike Johnson comes out against foreign aid bill as conservatives in Senate stall
A proposed legislative package to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel, and allies in the Indo-Pacific faces additional hurdles as House Speaker Mike Johnson announced he would not put the bill to the floor.
Senate moves forward with Israel, Ukraine funding after vote on Super Bowl Sunday
Senators on Sunday voted to move forward with a $95 billion aid package to fund Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, a positive sign that the long-awaited foreign aid could have the votes to pass after a weekend of slow-going negotiations. "I can't remember the last time the Senate was in session on Super Bowl Sunday, but as I've said all week long, we're going to keep working on this bill until the job is done," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Sunday on the Senate floor. Sunday's vote, which passed with 67 votes in favor, is one of the last procedural hurdles before a final vote, making it a good indicator that the $95 billion bill is headed for success after days of back-and-forth talks. "I think we're going to pass this spending bill for Ukraine. We've already moved past several procedural hurdles that require 60
Ukraine-border bill on life support as pro-Trump Republicans and progressives come out against it
Conservative Republicans came out staunchly against a bipartisan agreement to restrict immigration and put in place additional border security resources in exchange for aid to Ukraine and Israel on Monday.
Krysten Sinema has been extraordinarily naive
Shortly before Republicans blocked the bipartisan border bill, Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona lambasted her GOP colleagues.
Top Dem in immigration talks says Republicans are ignoring border chaos to help Trump
The Democrats' lead negotiator on a $118 billion bipartisan national security bill says GOP efforts to tank the bill are not based on its merits, but an effort to support former President Donald Trump's reelection bid.
Republican senators block Ukraine-border bill after Donald Trump opposes it
Senate Republicans blocked the path forward on a security package that included restrictions to immigration in exchange for aid to Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Indo-Pacific.