House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he plans to break through a high-stakes impasse on Ukraine aid with a Saturday night vote — as opponents of new funding for Kyiv threaten to oust him in protest.
The $95 billion package includes $60.84 billion in funding to assist Ukraine against Russia, along with $26.38 billion for Israel and $8.12 billion for countering China, about half of which would be for Taiwan.
“I’m a child of the ’80s. I regard myself as a Reagan Republican. I understand the concept of maintaining peace through strength,” Johnson (R-La.) said in a Wednesday interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper.
Johnson unveiled the spending plan — which is roughly the same size as an aid package that passed the Senate in February — in a message to Republicans that said the Ukraine funds include “a loan structure for aid, and enhanced strategy and accountability,” in apparent concessions to skeptics like former President Donald Trump.
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