Speaker Johnson faces critical decision on Ukraine aid as international pressure grows to act
Speaker Mike Johnson is facing international criticism over his lack of swift action on Ukraine aid, which is ratcheting up pressure to make a critical decision that will not only have massive implications for his rookie speakership but also for Ukraines ongoing war effort against Russia.
So far, Johnson has resisted calls to bring a Senate-passed aid package up for a quick vote a move that would require Democratic support and almost certainly spark a revolt from his right flank, something Johnson is eager to avoid. The speaker has said the legislation, which includes over $60 billion in assistance for Ukraine, would not pass in its current form, and privately told Republicans during a closed-door meeting last week there is no rush to address the issue, with Congress since having left town for a nearly two-week recess.
The stakes of the high-profile debate and Johnsons pivotal role in a legislative response came into even greater focus over the weekend. Global leaders gathered at the annual Munich Security Conference just as news broke that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny had died in prison, while Ukraine suffered a significant setback to Russian forces on the battlefield twin developments that have injected a new sense of urgency for Congress to act as the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches this weekend and as the Ukrainian military warns it is running out of resources to resist.
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Ray Bruns
(4,098 posts)Oh, who are we kidding, hes already told Johnson what to do.
oldinmtdem92
(46 posts)what a fucking pinhead gutless wonder, trump is going to take them all down with him, deservedly so.
BootinUp
(47,156 posts)oldinmtdem92
(46 posts)what a fucking pinhead gutless wonder, trump is going to take them all down with him, deservedly so.
byronius
(7,395 posts)A traitor to humanity, always remembered and vilified long after death.
::sniff::
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,349 posts)You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments