Ukraine, Israel aid back on track as House pushes past hardliners toward weekend vote
The House is preparing to push a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage
WASHINGTON (AP) — With rare bipartisan momentum, the House sidelined hard-right conservatives and prepared Friday to push a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies over a key procedural hurdle, closer to passage.
House Speaker Mike Johnson had spent the past 24 hours making the rounds on conservative media working to salvage the wartime funding, particularly for Ukraine as it faces a critical moment battling Russia, but also for his own job as the restless right flank threatens to oust him over the effort.
“There's a lot of misinformation about what we're doing here and why,” Johnson told the conservative host of The Mark Levin Show.
“Ukrainians desperately need lethal aid right now. ... We cannot allow Vladimir Putin to roll through another country and take it," he said about the Russian president's invasion of Ukraine. “These are very serious matters with global implications.”
