Bipartisan Lawmakers Call on Speaker Johnson to Bring Up Senate-Passed Ukraine, Israel Bill

Published on April 15, 2024

A bipartisan group of 90 members of Congress has called on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring up the Senate-passed bill that would give $95 billion in assistance to Ukraine and Israel, the latter of which came under attack from Iran over the weekend. In a two-paragraph and four-sentence letter on April 15, the members cited the unprecedented strike Iran launched on the Jewish state as the basis for the need to urgently bring up the measure, which passed the Senate in February. “This weekend, the Iranian regime launched hundreds of drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles directly against our key, democratic ally in the Middle East, Israel,” they wrote. “Time is of the essence, and we must ensure critical aid is delivered to Israel and our other democratic allies facing threats from our adversaries around the world.”...

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