Speaker Johnson Reveals Proposal To Move Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan Aid As Separate Bills This Week

Apr 16, 2024 View Original Article
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"My phone melted over the weekend, with all the members letting me know all of their ideas," Johnson told reporters after the closed-door meeting.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson has revealed an outline of his plan to advance foreign aid to Taiwan, Israel, Ukraine and other national security priorities in four separate bills that he claimed will all get votes before the end of the week.nn
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"nnJohnson rolled out the separate bills idea on Monday during a closed-door House GOP conference meeting in the Capitol basement.nn
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"We should not send over any aid to any other countries until the Senate takes up HR-2," Gaetz said afterward, referring to a GOP border bill passed through the House last year.nn
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So I'm highly skeptical," said Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), senior Democrat on the Armed Services Committee.
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Johnson also allowed lawmakers to pick and choose which bills they want to support and not support, while also allowing amendments to be offered on each proposal.nn
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"nnRep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) also urged Republican leaders to hold onto the foreign aid bills, even if they are passed to force Democrats in the upper chamber to adopt the House-passed border security reforms, which Johnson excluded from the foreign aid debate.nn
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"nnRep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) also urged Republican leaders to hold onto the foreign aid bills, even if they are passed to force Democrats in the upper chamber to adopt the House-passed border security reforms, which Johnson excluded from the foreign aid debate.nn
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"A lot of conservatives are very upset about how this is going down," said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.).
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"nnDemocrats have also expressed concerns about Johnson's proposals due to saying Ukraine is on their last leg in the war and both chambers will be on recess next week.nn
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However, the plan has received criticism from other Republican lawmakers who have stated that any additional Ukraine aid should be accompanied by tougher security on the U.S.-Mexico border, which has been excluded from Johnson's (R-La.) proposals, raising the credibility of the current Speaker's plans.nn
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Furthermore, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) also warned after the announcement of the proposals that he would stop his support of Johnson if it does not include border security measures.nn"Border security is the No. 1 issue in the country.
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Furthermore, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) also warned after the announcement of the proposals that he would stop his support of Johnson if it does not include border security measures.nn"Border security is the No. 1 issue in the country.
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And for this town to be totally focused on Ukraine while they continue to ignore our southern border is atrocious, and it's a slap in the face of the American people," Donalds said.nn
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