Posted 2/21/2024, 10:50:00 AM
Ukraine Aid Blocked in Congress Despite Pressure from Allies
- House Speaker Johnson is blocking a $60 billion Senate-passed bill to assist Ukraine's defense against Russia.
- At the Munich Security Conference, world leaders peppered Rep. Jeffries with questions about using obscure House procedures like "discharge petitions" to get the Ukraine aid bill to a vote.
- The blockade of Ukraine aid is an "acute international security matter" that is undermining confidence in the U.S. as a guarantor of European security.
- Other options like "defeating the previous question" allow the House majority to hijack control of the floor agenda to force a vote.
- World leaders could just pressure Speaker Johnson to pass the Ukraine aid bill through normal procedures.