U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin, and members of the House Freedom Caucus have stalled Ukraine aid for months demanding that Congress pass a bill securing the southern border before considering the foreign aid package.
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy , R-Austin, speaks to the reporters before a Republican forum for candidates running to be speaker of the house, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.WASHINGTON — Texas Republicans are on opposite sides of the heated tug of war over whether Congress sends aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia.
Ukraine aid has been held up for months by hardline Republicans who have threatened to oust Johnson as speaker if he so much as brings the legislation to the floor. Johnson tried to appease those members by breaking up the foreign aid legislation into three separate votes providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Indo-Pacific. The House is expected to vote on the legislation on Saturday evening.
Johnson, who has previously voted against Ukraine aid, said Wednesday that he was not worried about losing his job over bringing the bill.
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