Republican House leader Mike Johnson proposes $48 billion for Ukraine, including almost $8 billion to pay Ukrainian government salaries and pensions.
Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday said he planned this week to advance a long-stalled national security spending package to aid Israel, Ukraine and other American allies, along with a separate bill aimed at mollifying conservatives who have been vehemently opposed to backing Kyiv.
Mr. Johnson’s announcement, coming after he has agonized for weeks over whether and how to advance an infusion of critical aid to Ukraine amid stiff Republican resistance, was the first concrete indication that he had settled on a path forward. It 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 G.O.P. lawmakers on his plan, Mr. Johnson said he would 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.
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
How would you prioritize spending if you had to choose between foreign aid and domestic needs?
@9LLF7ND2wks2W
Domestic needs is more important because if its not our country we don't really need to worry about it.
The bill allocates approximately $60 billion to support Ukraine
— $15 Billion for support services
— $14 Billion weapons and munitions
— $8 Billion to fund Their Government
— $1.6 Billion to their private sector
— $480 Million for displaced Ukrainians
— The bill also contains provisions to replenish U.S. weapons systems…. Because we gave it all away to Ukraine
@D3fenceLeoRepublican2wks2W
nothing for the border…only for foreign wars
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
Is it the responsibility of one nation to financially support the governance of another, especially during times of need?
@9LLC5YK2wks2W
It is our duty as the protectors of the world to deter the invasion of nations and war between other nations.
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@MajorityBuckVeteran2wks2W
It’s a disgrace! With $8 billion how much healthcare could we make available to Americans!
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