Speaker Mike Johnson defends advancing Israel bill that White House dismisses as a ploy
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday defended pushing a stand-alone bill to provide aid to Israel after the Senate struck a tentative immigration deal that it intends to vote on this week.
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday defended pushing a stand-alone bill to provide aid to Israel after the Senate struck a tentative immigration deal that it intends to vote on this week.
During an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” moderator Kristen Welker asked Johnson, R-La., whether he proposed the stand-alone Israel aid package, which he first announced in a Saturday letter to colleagues, to kill the compromise deal in the Senate.
“No, we’ve made very clear what the requirements of the House were, and that is to solve the problem at the border,” he said, adding that the House has been “awaiting” action from the Senate.
Johnson indicated that the House was not offered a briefing on the Senate’s tentative deal on immigration and Israel aid.
“Were you offered a briefing on this compromise bill, and will you put it on the floor?” Welker asked.
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