🚨🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Mike Johnson said today that he plans this week to advance a long-stalled national security spending package to aid Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and other allies, along with a separate bill aimed at mollifying conservatives who’ve been vehemently opposed to backing Kyiv. His announcement came days after Iran launched a large aerial attack on Israel, amplifying calls for Congress to move quickly to approve the pending aid bill. Emerging from a meeting in which he briefed GOP lawmakers on his plan, Johnson said he’ll cobble together a legislative package that roughly mirrors the $95 billion aid bill the Senate passed two months ago but that is broken down into three pieces. Lawmakers would vote separately on a bill providing money for Israel, one allocating funding for Ukraine, and a third with aid for Taiwan and other allies. They would cast a fourth vote on a separate measure containing other policies popular among Republicans.
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@joncoopertweets I don’t trust this man, he’ll definitely change his mind and block aid under orders from Trump and MTG.
@joncoopertweets Smoke and mirrors. We aren’t fooled anymore.
@joncoopertweets Mike Johnson plans to advance national security spending package this week. Will it finally pass?
@joncoopertweets Mike Johnson plans to advance national security spending package this week. Are you excited to see progress in this area?
@joncoopertweets If it’s separate votes will it end up - Israel funding goes through, Ukraine and Taiwan don’t?