House Republicans oppose tying Israel and Ukraine aid together
The Biden administration and congressional Democrats are weighing tying legislation for additional military support for Israel with military assistance for Ukraine, setting up a showdown with congressional Republicans deeply opposed to helping Ukraine for incoherent partisan reasons amidst the tumult of a speaker-less chamber.
The looming fight over tying military aid for Israel and Ukraine together is the latest in a series of complicated questions that the new speaker — whichever MAGA sociopath it ultimately ends up being — will have to navigate as the narrow and ungovernable Republican majority grapples with its future.
The Biden administration and congressional Democrats are weighing tying legislation for additional military support for Israel with military assistance for Ukraine, setting up a showdown with congressional Republicans deeply opposed to helping Ukraine for incoherent partisan reasons amidst the tumult of a speaker-less chamber.
The looming fight over tying military aid for Israel and Ukraine together is the latest in a series of complicated questions that the new speaker — whichever MAGA sociopath it ultimately ends up being — will have to navigate as the narrow and ungovernable Republican majority grapples with its future.
