House Speaker Johnson is insisting on sweeping border security changes in a deal for Ukraine aid
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Biden is pushing a reluctant Congress to approve the military, economic and humanitarian aid package, but the injection of border security into the negotiations has made progress difficult.
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Biden is pushing a reluctant Congress to approve the military, economic and humanitarian aid package, but the injection of border security into the negotiations has made progress difficult.
Speaker Mike Johnson told President Biden that the GOP will not support funding for Ukraine unless major improvements are made to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) responded to the White House’s latest request for increased aid to Ukraine, telling President Joe Biden that any additional funds approved by lawmakers would be “dependent” on the enactment of stricter security policies at the southern border.
Speaker Mike Johnson replied on Tuesday to the White House’s entreaty for additional Ukraine aid, by reiterating the GOP’s well worn demand for border security.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson told the Biden administration that House Republicans will not support further aid to Ukraine unless a border security deal is included.
