Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson indicated again on Wednesday he has no immediate plans to allow the chamber to vote on a $95 billion package of international security assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. "We're not going to be forced into action by the Senate," Johnson said at House leaders' weekly news conference. He reiterated his insistence that any package of international military and humanitarian assistance must also include measures to address security
Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson indicated again on Wednesday he has no immediate plans to allow the chamber to vote on a $95 billion package of international security assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. "We're not going to be forced into action by the Senate," Johnson said at House leaders' weekly news conference. He reiterated his insistence that any package of international military and humanitarian assistance must also include measures to address security
The Democratic-led U.S. Senate was expected to vote early on Tuesday for final passage of a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, amid growing doubts about the legislation's fate in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Soon after lawmakers swept aside the last procedural hurdle facing the legislation late on Monday, Republican opponents of the bill took to the Senate floor for an overnight marathon of speeches. Senate passage appears certain.
The Senate on Monday set the stage for final passage of a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, amid growing doubts about the fate of the legislation in the House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Democratic-led U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, though it faced an uncertain path ahead in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Twenty-two Republicans joined most Democrats to support the bill. "It's certainly been years, perhaps decades, since the Senate has passed a bill that so greatly impacts not just our national security, not just the security of our allies, but the security of western democr