that we may have been more accustomed to in past decades. reagan republican party. he accustomed to in past decades. reagan republican party. he could not find himself reagan republican party. he could not find himself in reagan republican party. he could not find himself in a reagan republican party. he could not find himself in a difficult - not find himself in a difficult position. do you you now see attempts to oust him?- position. do you you now see attempts to oust him? very much so. i think marjorie attempts to oust him? very much so. i think marjorie taylor attempts to oust him? very much so. i think marjorie taylor greene - attempts to oust him? very much so. i think marjorie taylor greene has - i think marjorie taylor greene has already made clear she plans to do that. the way that this was done, but this was basically the last package vote that the house had before they went on a week long recess. i think mikejohnson and his allies, including some democrats now
about house speaker mike johnson. he had delayed bringing this vote on ukraine aid up for several months. there was a bill sitting in the senate that did not come to the house floor. why do you think he s changed his stance now even though it likely puts his job at risk? thanks for doing this really important report. i think mike johnson has seen the light. he is a person of deep religious conviction and i think that the moral arguments have swayed him. it is notjust the moral arguments, many people spoke with him about this decision, and he didn t know that there were a lot that russia was persecuting and torturing christians, and evangelical christians, and evangelical christians were able to see mike johnson christians were able to see mikejohnson this week, tell him their stories and pray with him. i think that emotional part did have a factor in it. i think he also received multiple very dire intelligence briefings and i think that also
all eyes are on capitol hill as a foreign aid package for ukraine is finally set to make it onto the house floor. lawmakers are expected to vote saturday on that bill, along with several others, including assistance for israel and taiwan. republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it still faces resistance from some members of his own party, the bill is expected to pass. congress will be voting in the wake of more deadly attacks on ukrainian civilians. on friday, russian missiles struck a rail station and a maternity hospital in the central dnipro petrovsk region. local officials say at least seven people were killed including an 8 year old child. president volodymyr zelenskyy told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our sky must become safe again. and it is real. and it depends fully on your choice.
hello, i m carl nasman. welcome to a special programme on the war in ukraine. let s start here in washington. all eyes will be on capitol hill this weekend a dramatic shot of their life. as a foreign aid package for ukraine will finally make it onto the house floor. lawmakers are expected to vote saturday on that bill, along with several others, including assistance for israel and taiwan. republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it still faces resistance from some members of his own party, the bill is expected to pass. let s take a look at what s in that aid package for kyiv. total aid to ukraine amounts to an estimated $61 billion. with $23 billion, or about a third of that money used to replenish us weapons and ammunition stockpiles. $13.4 billion will go directly to ukraine to purchase weapons from the us. $15.8 billion will be given in security assistance.
hello, i m carl nasman. welcome to a special programme on the war in ukraine. let s start here in washington all eyes will be on capitol hill this weekend, as a foreign aid package for ukraine will finally make it onto the house floor. lawmakers are expected to vote saturday on that bill, along with several others, including humanitarian assistance for israel and taiwan. republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it still faces resistance from some members of his own party, the bill is expected to pass. let s take a look at what s in that aid package for kyiv total aid to ukraine amounts to an estimated $61 billion, with $23 billion, or about a third of that money, used to replenish us weapons and ammunition stockpiles. $13.4 billion will go directly to ukraine to purchase weapons from the us, $15.8 billion will be given in