{"id":2221809,"date":"2024-04-15T20:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-proposes-separate-bills-on-israel-and-ukraine-aid\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T20:27:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:27:09","slug":"speaker-johnson-proposes-separate-bills-on-israel-and-ukraine-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-proposes-separate-bills-on-israel-and-ukraine-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Johnson introduces individual bills for aid to Israel and Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspeaker-johnson-proposes-separate-bills-on-israel-and-ukraine-aid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2221809&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This week,\u200d Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced plans for separate bills to provide aid \u2062to Israel, Ukraine, and other foreign causes focusing \u200don national security. The bills aim to support allies, counter adversaries,\u2062 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-gov-desantis-visits-usf-announces-20m-cybersecurity-grant\/\" title=\"Fla. Gov. DeSantis visits USF, announces M cybersecurity grant\">strengthen national security<\/a>. Additional legislation might involve a TikTok ban, \u2063military aid lease\u200d program for Ukraine, and using \u200bseized assets from Russian oligarchs to fund Ukraine\u2019s war effort.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>This week, the GOP-led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House<\/a> will consider separate bills to provide aid to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> as well as other foreign causes, Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mike-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) announced on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The plan is to take up \u201cnational security supplemental legislation on the growing security crises\u201d with a \u201cwith a structured and germane amendment process,\u201d Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1780005877132444038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a post to X.<\/p>\n<p>He listed multiple different bills, but left out certain details, such as how much each one might cost the American taxpayer. That information should be revealed in the days to come, as legislation text gets released.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have just spoken with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HouseGOP<\/a> conference on my plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-unveils-ambitous-path-forward-on-israel-and-ukraine-aid-to-break-standstill\/\" title=\"Johnson reveals bold plan for Israel and Ukraine aid to overcome stalemate\">address national security supplemental legislation<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0the growing security crises.<\/p>\n<p>This week, we will\u00a0consider\u00a0separate bills\u00a0with a structured and germane amendment process to:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Fund our ally Israel<br \/>\u2022Support\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1780005877132444038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One bill will provide funds to Israel while another will support Ukraine in its \u201cwar against Russian aggression,\u201d Johnson said. He noted the third aims to \u201cstrengthen our allies in the Indo-Pacific,\u201d which likely includes Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson also said the House will work to pass other \u201cmeasures to counter our adversaries and strengthen our national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate the additional legislation could include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/04\/15\/mike-johnson-ukraine-israel-taiwan-tiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a TikTok ban<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BretBaier\/status\/1779993758303486451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lease program<\/a> for military assistance to Ukraine, use of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreign.senate.gov\/press\/rep\/release\/risch-whitehouse-applaud-committee-passage-of-repo-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REPO Act<\/a> to use seized assets from Russian oligarchs to help fund Ukraine\u2019s war effort, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigCaplan\/status\/1780017089907958100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes after Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/speaker-johnson-says-house-will-try-again-with-israel-aid-following-iran-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched a drone and missile attack<\/a> on Israel over the weekend, prompting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/heres-how-congress-is-responding-to-irans-attack-on-israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declarations<\/a> of support from lawmakers on both sides for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Now could be the time for a break in the impasse on foreign aid. A House-passed bill that would have provided $14.3 billion in emergency aid to Israel with an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offset got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/senate-blocks-14-3-billion-in-aid-for-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blocked<\/a> in the Democrat-controlled Senate last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate passed in February a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/senate-passes-95-billion-foreign-aid-bill-despite-opposition-from-over-half-of-republican-senators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$95 billion foreign aid bill<\/a>, but House GOP leadership declined to take up that package while demanding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/speaker-johnson-sticks-with-border-first-stance-after-white-house-meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">border security reforms<\/a> be part of the equation.<\/p>\n<p>In the upper chamber, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has called for the House to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1779618624027640041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pass<\/a> the Senate bill, noting that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-pressure-biden-to-bring-home-former-marine-imprisoned-by-russia\/\" title=\"Republicans Pressure Biden To Bring Home Former Marine Imprisoned By Russia\">received bipartisan support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJeffries\/status\/1779501281477845042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">done the same<\/a>, but he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heatherscope\/status\/1779995872324989138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> would not rule out Democrats voting for the rule governing the bills proposed by Johnson on Monday prior to seeing what the plan entailed.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1780015046069797316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told CNN<\/a> that his \u201cpersonal preference\u201d is to pass the bills individually, but he also conceded that lawmakers were discussing whether they would ultimately be \u201cmerged together\u201d in one package.<\/p>\n<p>The debate on providing supplemental national security assistance to U.S. allies stems back to last fall when President Joe Biden made a roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-ukraine-israel-budget-3762a0bdf00653e3c8a38175d3c3d3cb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$105 billion request<\/a> of Congress.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) revealed the GOP-led House&#8217;s intention to review distinct bills for Israel, Ukraine, and other foreign aid. 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