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House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to bring a spending package to nan House level this week that will supply wartime assistance for Israel aft it suffered a drone and rocket barrage from Iran complete nan weekend. The spending package besides includes billions for Ukraine and Taiwan.
Johnson, R-La., is facing immense governmental unit to clear done his enclosure a $95 cardinal supplemental package that would nonstop support to nan U.S. allies, arsenic good arsenic supply humanitarian assistance for civilians successful Ukraine and Gaza and backing to replenish U.S. weapons provided to Taiwan. However, nan GOP maintains only a slim mostly successful nan enclosure and Republicans are divided connected whether to proceed supporting Kyiv, who is defending itself from Russia's invasion.
Iran’s onslaught connected Israel precocious Saturday further accrued nan unit connected Johnson, but it could person fixed him an outlet to underline nan urgency successful approving nan aid. Johnson told Fox News Channel’s "Sunday Morning Futures" that Republicans "understand nan necessity of opinionated pinch Israel."
"The specifications of that package are being put together correct now," Johnson said Sunday, adding that he would effort to beforehand nan assistance measure this week. "We’re looking astatine nan options and each these supplemental issues."
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., will person members ballot connected a spending package that will supply wartime assistance for Israel aft it suffered a drone and rocket barrage from Iran. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
The White House and Senate members are urging Johnson to put a measure already approved by nan Senate onto nan House floor. The Republican leader could besides commencement caller pinch a caller measure that has spending levels much favorable to definite members, successful an effort to triumph complete their support.
The speaker has expressed support for authorities that would building immoderate of nan backing for Kyiv arsenic loans, pave nan measurement for nan U.S. to pat stiff Russian cardinal slope assets and see different argumentation changes. Johnson has pushed for nan Biden administration to assistance a region connected approvals for Liquefied Natural Gas exports and has demanded argumentation changes to unafraid nan U.S.-Mexico border.
It is not instantly clear really Johnson would proceed.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said successful a connection Saturday that nan House would alteration its legislative schedule this week to "consider authorities that supports our state Israel and holds Iran and its violent proxies accountable," but did not supply further specifications connected which way Johnson whitethorn take.
Johnson’s push for assistance comes amid unit from Biden’s White House and lawmakers successful nan House and Senate. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Johnson’s legislative push this week comes aft he traveled to Florida connected Friday for an arena pinch erstwhile President Trump astatine Mar-a-Lago.
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Following nan meeting, Trump expressed support for Johnson and said he has a "very bully relationship" pinch him.
"He and I are 100% agreed connected these large schedule items," Johnson added. "When you talk astir assistance to Ukraine, he’s introduced nan loan-lease concept, which is simply a really important one, and I deliberation has a batch of consensus."
Johnson’s push for assistance comes amid unit from Biden’s White House and nan Democrat-controlled Senate.
On Sunday, Biden called legislature leaders and urged them to enactment quickly to nonstop assistance to some Israel and Ukraine.
This image taken connected April 15, 2024 shows a mural successful Tel Aviv drawn by nan "Grafitiyul" graffiti creation group depicting President Biden dressed arsenic "Captain America" opinionated earlier an Israeli emblem and holding up his shield depicting nan Star of David symbol. (JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Following nan call, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said location was "consensus" among nan participants.
"The champion measurement to thief Israel rebuild its anti-missile and anti-drone capacity is by passing that supplemental immediately. As I said, Israel expended astir complete a cardinal dollars successful defending itself and nan information supplemental would replenish nan benignant of anti-missile and anti-drone defenses that are successful nan Arrow, successful nan David's Sling, and successful nan Iron Dome," Schumer said astatine a news convention successful New York, ABC News reported.
He added: "It’s captious for nan early of Ukraine, for Israel and nan West."
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The Senate antecedently passed a measure that includes astir $60 cardinal for Ukraine and $14 cardinal for Israel.
Iran’s onslaught connected Israel precocious Saturday further accrued nan unit connected Johnson to walk nan assistance package. (EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)
The White House said connected Sunday’s call, Biden "discussed nan urgent request for nan House of Representatives to walk nan nationalist information supplemental arsenic soon arsenic possible."
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"We didn’t request immoderate reminders successful position of what’s going connected successful Ukraine," White House national information spokesperson John Kirby said connected NBC. "But past nighttime surely underscores importantly nan threat that Israel faces successful a very, very reliable neighborhood."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
