Posted 3/6/2024, 11:47:04 PM
Lawmakers Push For Vote on Ukraine Aid Package With Immigration Provisions
- House lawmakers are trying to pressure Speaker Mike Johnson to advance additional aid to Ukraine and other foreign assistance.
- A group of centrist Republicans and Democrats have introduced an emergency spending deal that would provide military aid to Ukraine and other allies.
- The bill ties assistance to changes in immigration policy aimed at the border crisis. The group hopes to use a "discharge petition" to force a vote if needed.
- House Democrats have introduced a competing discharge petition for a broader foreign aid bill without immigration provisions.
- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul says he thinks Johnson has committed to an aid package and that he can guarantee Congress will pass additional Ukraine aid soon.