{"id":2611098,"date":"2026-06-05T13:20:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/18-house-republicans-defy-trump-and-mike-johnson-pass-measure-to-send-more-money-to-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:23:05","slug":"18-house-republicans-defy-trump-and-mike-johnson-pass-measure-to-send-more-money-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/18-house-republicans-defy-trump-and-mike-johnson-pass-measure-to-send-more-money-to-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"18 House Republicans Defy Trump and Mike Johnson, Pass Measure to Send More Money to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2F18-house-republicans-defy-trump-and-mike-johnson-pass-measure-to-send-more-money-to-ukraine%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=2611098&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>The U.S. House approved an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"... Releases List of ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">aid package<\/a> for Ukraine on thursday, with 18 Republicans joining Democrats to pass the bill largely along <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-debate-future-infrastructure-bills\/\" title=\"Lawmakers debate future infrastructure ...s\">party lines<\/a>, 226-195. The legislation would provide about $1.8 billion for Ukraine adn expand sanctions against Russia.  <\/p>\n<p>The measure reached the floor only after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-bovard-bidens-cluelessness-on-hunger-food-aid-epitomized-by-gaffe-on-dead-gop-rep\/\" title=\"James Bovard: Biden\u2019s Cluelessness on Hunger, Food Aid Epitomized by Gaffe on Dead GOP ...\">year-long delay<\/a>, when a discharge petition-filed by Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks-bypassed standard House procedures. House Speaker mike Johnson opposed the bill but was unable to stop the vote after Rep. Kevin Kiley (an self-reliant who caucuses with Republicans) joined in.  <\/p>\n<p>Backers framed the vote as a response to Russia\u2019s ongoing actions in Ukraine, while the White House said President Donald Trump would veto the bill if it reaches the Senate. White House officials also criticized the proposal for \u201ctying the President\u2019s hands\u201d with mandates about the U.S.response and for adding unfunded authorizations.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The House approved sending aid to Ukraine on Thursday as 18 Republicans joined Democrats in the vote.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, which passed 226-195, would provide $1.8 billion for Ukraine and increase sanctions against Russia, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/06\/04\/congress\/ukraine-aid-package-passes-house-00951299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bill took a year to reach the floor after a discharge petition \u2014 a vehicle that allows a bill to come to the floor by making an end run of standard procedures \u2014 after it was filed by Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson, who had opposed the bill, could not prevent the vote once Rep. Kevin Kiley of California, an independent who caucuses with Republicans, signed on.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This was a complete waste of time. The House just passed H.R. 2913, the so called Ukraine Support Act.<\/p>\n<p>Senate action is not expected. This bill is dead on arrival and President Trump would just veto it anyways. It has zero chance of becoming law.<\/p>\n<p>It was <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pure symbolic theater<\/a>. A\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4rr6tL1zNj\">https:\/\/t.co\/4rr6tL1zNj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JJ\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f (@jesseyjay94) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jesseyjay94\/status\/2062753729720291823?\">June 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kiley\u2019s approval came after all House Democrats, as well as Republican Reps. Don Bacon of Nebraska and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, had signed the petition, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/house-ukraine-aid-discharge-petition-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bacon said he hopes the vote will \u201cshake up the Senate,\u201d which must pass the bill for Thursday\u2019s action to have any more than symbolic significance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if they\u2019ll pass this bill, but they\u2019re going to now know that we could pass something,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our Churchill moment or our Chamberlain moment, and by God I\u2019m going to choose Churchill,\u201d Bacon said ahead of the vote, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>The vote was \u201cnot a reflection of Congress\u2019 support for Ukraine,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jeff Hurd, a Republican from Colorado who backed the bill, said its \u201ccore objectives\u2026 were in America\u2019s interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to stand with Ukraine against Russian aggression,\u201d Hurd said. \u201cPutin is a dictator. What they\u2019re doing is wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have always supported regular order. However, the members of the House of Representatives decided the Ukraine Support Act should come to the floor and be given a vote of conscience.<\/p>\n<p>For the past four years, Russia has committed war crimes against the country of Ukraine \u2014 from\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael McCaul (@RepMcCaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMcCaul\/status\/2062685016199503910?\">June 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meeks said the vote \u201cdemonstrates the House stands on the right side of history,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/house-passes-ukraine-aid-bill-another-gop-rebuke-trumps-foreign-policy-rcna348589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the last 18 months, Russia has bombed, killed with impunity,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we say no more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House said that even if the Senate passes the bill \u2014 which is highly uncertain \u2014 President Donald Trump will veto it, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/house-republicans-defy-trump-pass-ukraine-aid-package-headed-veto-fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bill seeks to tie the President\u2019s hands by mandating a wide-ranging U.S. response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\">Russia-Ukraine war<\/a> while adding hundreds of millions in unfunded authorizations,\u201d the White House statement said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-of-appeals-in-swing-states-drop-major-ruling-hurting-kamala-harris-chances-against-trump\/\" title=\"Court of Appeals in Swing States Drop Major Ruling, Hurting Kamala Harris&#039; Chances Against Trump\">highly engaged readers<\/a>, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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