“This is a chance to do the right thing,” Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican, said this week about House Speaker Mike Johnson, right. “If you pay for it, you’ll be known in history as the man who did the right thing even though it cost him a job.”WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, facing a choice between potentially losing his job and advancing aid for Ukraine, forged ahead Wednesday toward a vote later this week on a package of funding that also includes Israel and Taiwan.
The votes on the package are expected Saturday evening, Johnson said. But he faces a treacherous path to get there. Meanwhile, the threat to oust Johnson from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican of Georgia, gained support this week. One other Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, said he was joining Greene and called for Johnson to resign. Other GOP lawmakers have openly complained about Johnson’s leadership.
As part of the foreign aid push, Johnson also said House members would have an opportunity to vote on a raft of foreign policy proposals, including allowing the U.S. to seize frozen Russian central bank assets, placing sanctions on Iran, Russia and China, and potentially banning the video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake.
In a separate hearing on Wednesday, Pentagon leaders testified that Ukraine and Israel both desperately need military weapons. The House bill would also redouble the oversight of aid and equipment sent to Kyiv, including in-person monitoring requirements.
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