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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: corbe on April 16, 2024, 03:04:33 am
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Speaker Johnson unveils plan for Ukraine, Israel at closed-door GOP meeting
BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL AND MIKE LILLIS - 04/15/24 6:18 PM ET
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has unveiled an outline of his plan to move foreign aid through the House, pitching four separate bills to address aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and other national security priorities that he says will all get votes before the end of the week.
The strategy sparked an immediate backlash from some conservative lawmakers who have demanded that any additional Ukraine aid be accompanied by tougher security on the U.S.-Mexico border — proposals excluded from Johnson’s legislative blueprint — raising questions about the viability of the Speaker’s plans.
“A lot of conservatives are very upset about how this is going down,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). “He’s literally broken his promise.”
Johnson rolled out his proposal during a closed-door House GOP conference meeting in the Capitol basement on Monday, after months of delaying any decisions on a politically prickly topic that’s splintered his party and threatened his gavel.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4595993-speaker-johnson-unveils-plan-for-ukraine-israel-at-closed-door-gop-meeting/ (https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4595993-speaker-johnson-unveils-plan-for-ukraine-israel-at-closed-door-gop-meeting/)
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Seems fair. Each bill has to stand or fall on its own merits.
To those who say "but what about our own borders", the House passed a border bill last year. So for the House at least, that clearly was a higher priority.