Posted on 10/25/2023 1:17:28 PM PDT by Mariner
House Republican Vice Chair Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) became the chamber’s Speaker on Wednesday, three weeks after Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted.
Johnson became his conference’s fourth Speaker nominee on Tuesday, and he takes over in the midst of multiple international crises, most notably in Israel, Gaza and Ukraine. There has been a split in the House GOP over aid to Ukraine as they face a war against Russia, making the passage of some recent bills a tough hill to climb in the lower chamber.
President Biden announced the sending of a budget request to Congress requesting aid for both Israel and Ukraine in a speech last Thursday. The request is expected to be about $100 billion, with a large portion of the funds for Ukraine.
Johnson has shown some resistance to more funding for Ukraine in the past, but seems to wholeheartedly support Israel.
Here’s what you need to know about his history of views on both conflicts:
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
He’s ONE vote.
He will not put a bill on the floor that does not have a majority of Republican support.
Currently, a majority are opposed to further Ukraine funding.
Speaker Johnson’s Ukraine views have been ‘evolving’
But in recent months, Johnson seems to have changed his tune somewhat. While he hasn’t expressed willingness to greenlight multi-billion dollar aid packages to Kyiv, he did tell The Daily Beast last month that “Ukraine has to prevail.”
Asked whether he supports more assistance to Ukraine on Wednesday, he was surprisingly clear: “We all do. We are going to have conditions on that, so we’re working through,” he said. “We want accountability, and we want objectives that are clear from the White House.“
My point is that it does not matter what his views are on Ukraine.
It only matters what the majority of conference thinks on Ukraine. And the majority of the conference is opposed to further aid.
Do some basic math...he doesn’t need the entire conference to vote for further aid to Ukraine. The majority of the Democrat conference supports it, thus it will pass, with out those Republican ‘no’ votes.
“Do some basic math...he doesn’t need the entire conference to vote for further aid to Ukraine. The majority of the Democrat conference supports it, thus it will pass, with out those Republican ‘no’ votes.”
You are being obtuse and disingenuous.
If there is not a majority of the Republican conference in favor, there will be no vote on the matter. And these so-called Republicans will not get the chance to betray their brethren by aligning with Democrats.
You have been outed as a Ukrainian.
Nope...American to the core since my maternal and paternal ancestors arrived from Hesse in 1642 (as a soldier garrisoning New Sweden, now Delaware) and from the Palatinate in 1682 (at Penn's Landing, among the first to settle Germantown). My great-great-great-great-great grandfather was a gunmaker for the Patriot cause during the Revolutionary War and also fought the British at Guilford Court House and Eutaw Springs.
I've also got some Jewish, English, Scots-Irish, and Cherokee ancestry as well.
Got a problem with that?
So sorry you lost your girlfriend. From all you say, she’s with Jesus now.
That was fast. Has he been rereading the Bible ? Seriously I hope someone asks.
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