Posted 4/2/2024, 10:00:00 AM
Johnson Proposes Scaled-Back $95B Ukraine Aid Package with Loans to Secure House Passage
- Speaker Johnson plans to move a pared back $95B Ukraine aid package after April recess, likely with some funds as loans rather than grants.
- Johnson may attach provisions on liquefied natural gas permits or seizing Russian assets to fund aid, complicating Senate passage.
- With time running out, Senators seem resigned to accept a "fig leaf" of loans to get any Ukraine aid through the House.
- Adding border security funding or policy changes risks losing Democratic support in both chambers.
- Process disputes in Congress continue while Ukraine's military situation deteriorates, adding pressure for compromise.