The Senate passed critical aid for Ukraine and Israel. Here’s what the House could do next.
Billions in U.S. aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan could still pass, here are six options for Speaker Mike Johnson and the House.
WASHINGTON — The Senate’s big bipartisan vote Tuesday passing billions in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan has turned up the heat on Speaker Mike Johnson and the House to do something to help some of America’s key allies.
But Johnson, R-La., signaled he won’t bring the Senate-passed package to the floor unless it’s paired with strict border policies endorsed by House Republicans after he helped kill a version of the Senate bill that included border security and asylum provisions.
Here are six possible options for Johnson as he weighs what to do about foreign aid.
The only course of action to quickly guarantee aid to Ukraine and Israel is if Johnson puts the Senate-passed $95 billion foreign aid package on the House floor for a vote. Even Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., a leader of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, acknowledged that if the bill were put on the floor, “it would pass — let’s just be frank about that.”
But that scenario is extremely unlikely in the House, where GOP support for Ukraine continues to wane. Asked Tuesday whether he would put the aid package on the floor as is, Johnson threw cold water on it. “National security begins with border security,” he replied.
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