Out flanking House RightWingNuts AND Democrats…..
The President seems ready to push for House Speaker Johnson ‘s lewgislation to restart funding to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan…..
Actually?
Biden would probably support just about ANYTHING to get the Ukraine and Israel aid…..
Johnson’s effort is actually pretty close to the Senate effort and of course for passage the bill’s in both chambers must be the same…
There is no deal yet….
House Republicans can add amendments and they are sure to pile on things they want, but could NOT get with their thin House Majority and a Majority Democratic US Senate and President…
Democrats will have to help House Speaker Johnson to get this done….
The vote is upposed to be on Saturday….
Stay tuned….
The White House’s support for Johnson’s plan marks a departure from their insistence that the House take up and pass the Senate’s plan. But it is a clear acknowledgment that Johnson’s proposal is the closest Democrats may get to approving much-needed aid to Ukraine and Israel.
It would also mark a significant victory: The House plan hews closely to the Senate’s White House-backed bill, down to the dollar figures. The House plan would also allow some of economic aid to Ukraine to be repayable.
The White House had held back commenting on Johnson’s proposal until text was released mid-day Wednesday.
Biden cited the need to get “critical support” to Israel and Ukraine, send humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza and bolster security in the Indo Pacific as the reasons for their support.
“Israel is facing unprecedented attacks from Iran, and Ukraine is facing continued bombardment from Russia that has intensified dramatically in the last month,” he said.
The White House’s support comes after the final proposals largely mirrored what Johnson personally outlined to Biden during a phone call on Monday night. Crucially, the bill providing aid to Israel also includes more than $9 billion in humanitarian assistance to Gaza, a top administration priority that was seen as critical to convincing Democratic lawmakers to get behind Johnson’s plan.
Biden and his allies had long supported the Senate’s bill, arguing as recently as this week that it remained the simplest way of delivering aid to the U.S.’s allies. But officials granted Johnson leeway to chart his own path over the last few days in part out of a fresh recognition that battlefield conditions had grown dire — and delivering assistance as soon as possible was essential.
The administration’s backing could risk further alienating some House conservatives who have come out against the measure….
Note…
How fast could the Ukraine see the aid they need if the legislation is passed and signed into law by President Biden?
I’m sure someone is going to address this question for the Ukraine to know….