#House Speaker #MikeJohnson is plowing ahead on a #ForeignAid plan that has roiled his conference & prompted 2 #Republicans to push an effort to oust him….

But instead of the complex 4-part plan he floated this week, Johnson now intends to try to pass 5 bills — 1 each for #aid to #Ukraine, #Israel, & #IndoPacific allies, …a #GOP wish list of #ForeignPolicy priorities & a 5th…to address widespread Republican… [ #border ] demands….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/17/house-speaker-mike-johnson-ukraine-israel-motion-to-vacate/

Speaker Johnson moves on foreign aid, possibly triggering vote to oust him

The speaker has introduced a complex five-part plan requiring separate floor votes on Israel and Ukraine, as well as a stand-alone proposal to assuage far-right members who want to strengthen the U.S. southern border. Success is far from guaranteed.

The Washington Post

#GOP leadership announced that the #House would stay in session until Sat to consider the bills.
[good friggin luck]

The new approach is risky & is already blowing up on the speaker, who…is being threatened by …#MarjorieTaylorGreene to invoke a “motion to vacate” to topple #MikeJohnson if he puts #Ukraine #aid on the floor, something to which many #FarRight #Republicans [aka consumers of #Russian #disinformation; #Putin & #Trump lackeys] object.

#HouseRepublicans #NationalSecurity #democracy

…in signs of trouble late Wed, the #House Rules Cmte failed to approve the #border #security bill because 3 #Republicans on the panel — Reps #ChipRoy, #ThomasMassie, & #RalphNorman — refused to support it, meaning the panel adjourned w/o action. Democrats have no interest in backing the #GOP border proposal.

The 3 separate bills that fund #military #aid for #Israel, #Ukraine & #Taiwan largely mirror the $95B #Senate-passed #NationalSecurity supplemental.

#HouseRepublicans

The #House #legislation turns a portion of the #aid, the money sent directly to #Ukraine, into a * #loan* & is endorsed by #Trump. It also includes just over $9B in #humanitarian aid for #Gaza, the #WestBank, Ukraine & other places in need, which #Democrats have demanded as a condition of any support from them.
#MikeJohnson signaled Wed evening that there would probably be an amendment to the package to strip the #HumanitarianAid, which he said he has “concerns” with.
[the good *Christian*]
#GOP
@Nonilex the party of chaos are just so infuriating....