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Israel, Ukraine aid to receive US House votes this week

Erik Wasson and Billy House, Bloomberg News on

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Johnson’s influence over the fractious House Republican majority is newly strengthened by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who offered a public show of support for the speaker in a joint appearance Friday at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

The House would vote separately on an aid package for Taiwan under Johnson’s plan. Taiwan funding generally has support in both parties.

A fourth bill would contain a variety of national security measures including seizing Russian assets and may also expedite natural gas exports.

Johnson said the Ukraine aid will include new accountability measures, a demand of ultraconservatives. Loans will also be a component of the Ukraine aid, he said.

The speaker said he anticipates the House will vote on the aid measures Friday evening.

 

Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona, an ultraconservative and Ukraine aid opponent, said he approved of Johnsons’ choice to break up the aid decisions into separate bills.

The Senate passed a $95 billion aid package in February combining assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

—With assistance from Christian Hall.


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