Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has made clear he’ll propose separate spending bills this week for billions in assistance to both Ukraine and Israel but his conference isn’t in full support of the plan.
The decision marks his first big move since becoming speaker last week and it’s already drawing criticism from some in his own party who are not on board with spending more money on foreign wars.
The proposal also appears to be facing bipartisan headwinds in the Senate, given that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer have expressed support for providing such funding as one package.
The White House has proposed its own $105 billion aid package that includes Ukraine war funding as well as Israel war funding and humanitarian assistance.
Johnson, R-La., said that he plans to seek offsets to pay for the additional aid that the House considers. As of Monday, the specific proposed spending cuts would come from Internal Revenue Service funding.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., have said they will oppose additional aid to Israel for its war against Hamas.
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