{"id":2225797,"date":"2024-04-20T06:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T10:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnsons-foreign-aid-bill-hits-tipping-point-with-his-speakership-on-the-line\/"},"modified":"2024-04-20T06:22:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T10:22:41","slug":"johnsons-foreign-aid-bill-hits-tipping-point-with-his-speakership-on-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnsons-foreign-aid-bill-hits-tipping-point-with-his-speakership-on-the-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson&#8217;s foreign aid legislation reaches critical juncture amid threat to his speakership"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fjohnsons-foreign-aid-bill-hits-tipping-point-with-his-speakership-on-the-line%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=2225797&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>House Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s $95 billion foreign aid \u2063bill \u200bfaces a critical stage \u200bas bipartisan\u2062 support may threaten his position. The bill\u200b includes aid for \u2063Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and humanitarian support. House Republicans are\u2063 divided, with tensions \u2062escalating over\u2064 Ukraine aid\u200d and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-accuse-biden-of-playing-political-game-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"House Republicans Accuse Biden of Playing \u2018Political Game\u2019 Over Border Crisis\">border security measures<\/a>. Some conservatives support a motion to vacate Johnson&#8217;s speakership, \u2063while others advocate waiting until after the 2024 election\u2062 for a leadership election.  <\/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<div>\n<p>House Speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a>\u2018s (R-LA) $95 billion <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foreign-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>foreign aid<\/a> bill hits its final stage on Saturday and will also test whether bipartisan could cost him his job.<\/p>\n<p>After a rule vote to bring the Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and humanitarian support bill to the floor passed with predominantly Democratic votes on Friday, hard-line <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Republicans <\/a>were quick to blast Johnson for going against the conference. More members are now open to the idea of a motion to vacate the speaker, particularly over the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukraine<\/a> aid bill and a lack of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>border security<\/a> measures in the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The fracturing of the GOP conference will come to a head as the House prepares for a vote Saturday on three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnsons-foreign-aid-proposal-likely-dead-on-arrival-unless-democrats-throw-lifeline\/\" title=\"Johnson's foreign aid proposal is unlikely to succeed without Democratic support\">separate aid bills<\/a> to Ukraine, Israel, and Indo-Pacific nations, as well as sanctions and the already-passed TikTok divestiture legislation in a fourth bill. A fifth bill will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-to-border-state-governors-we-must-fix-foreign-countries-first-to-help-secure-our-borders\/\" title=\"Joe Biden to Border State Governors: We Must Fix Foreign Countries First to Help Secure Our Borders\">address border security<\/a>, but some conservative measures have slammed it as weak and missing the mark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI voted against the rule because we\u2019re voting to secure other countries before we are America. That\u2019s wrong, in a sense,\u201d Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) said following Friday\u2019s rule vote. \u201cWe\u2019ll see how it plays out. Evidently, the Democrats are gonna switch and vote for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey wanted Ukraine the whole time. Ukraine has been our leverage to use to get border security, and we basically gave it away,\u201d Norman said.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) joined Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2972147\/gosar-joins-mtg-massie-motion-vacate-johnson\/\">co-sponsoring a motion to vacate<\/a> Johnson from the speakership. However, not all hard-line conservatives support a motion to vacate the chair despite feeling frustrated with the speaker.<\/p>\n<p>With six months until the 2024 election and a growing list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2970984\/laturner-22nd-house-gop-member-to-not-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"resignations\">resignations<\/a>, some conservatives instead advocate a leadership election after November rather than kicking off a prolonged leadership fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know that Mike [Johnson] will want it after what he\u2019s been through. He\u2019s taken a lot of heat, and to his credit, he stepped up to the job. Who else wanted it? I don\u2019t see a line of people wanting to be speaker at this point,\u201d Norman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, my opinion: I\u2019m not gonna sign on to a motion to vacate. I hope Marjorie doesn\u2019t. It\u2019s up to her,\u201d Norman added regarding Greene possibly moving her motion forward.<\/p>\n<p>House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) echoed Norman, adding that though Republicans elected a speaker \u201cwho has failed us,\u201d he does not think vacating Johnson is in the best interest of the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t defend the actions that have been taken, including today,\u201d Good said Friday. \u201cI think this is a terrible mistake. However, that doesn\u2019t mean that I support what I would consider to be not the most prudent action right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Good also mentioned the razor-thin majority that could worsen with \u201cone or two more resignations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope they will not move forward with that,\u201d Good said. \u201cMy hope would be that we will do the best we can between now and November to convince the American people to vote for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Voting on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-aligned-group-comes-out-against-biden-106-billion-foreign-aid-bill\/\" title=\"Trump-aligned group opposes Biden's 6B foreign aid bill.\">foreign aid bill<\/a> is set to take place Saturday afternoon. With Democrats helping the rule pass 316-94, it is likely Democrats will once again be the ones helping Johnson pass the legislation. Some, like Intelligence Committee ranking member Jim Himes (D-CT), are excited to see bipartisanship in play.<\/p>\n<p>Himes said by allowing a tiny minority of people to control the House chamber, \u201cyou end up forcing a bipartisan coalition, which is what you just saw, which is what you\u2019re gonna see tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m delighted because I never imagined that in the minority, I might be part of a, you know, constructive, forward-moving bipartisan coalition,\u201d Himes said. \u201cAll those words make me happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of Democrats were saying, \u2018Wait, if this situation would reverse when we get a single Republican vote on a rule,\u2019 so there was a lot of conversation about that,\u201d Himes admitted. \u201cBut you know, you just saw what we did, which is we\u2019re going to do what we need to do to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-aligned-org-demands-abolishing-senate-to-pass-biden-agenda-after-democrat-senator-warns-of-inflation\/\" title=\"AOC-Aligned Org Demands Abolishing Senate To Pass Biden Agenda After Democrat Senator Warns Of Inflation\">make good policy<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faces a pivotal moment as his $95 billion foreign aid bill nears its final stage Saturday. The bipartisan nature of the bill could impact his speakership. Following a rule vote favoring the bill &#8211; that includes provisions for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and humanitarian aid &#8211; tensions rise among hard-line House Republicans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2225798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24108810158794-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2225797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24108810158794-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2225797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2225798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2225797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2225797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2225797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}