A strong bipartisan vote propelled the $96 billion foreign aid bill, sending assistance to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine forward Friday despite the opposition of the Freedom Caucus. By a vote of 316 to 94, the bill moves to a final vote on Saturday morning. Fifty-five Republicans were joined by the 39 Democrats in opposing the bill.
BACKGROUND:
Speaker Johnson Establishes Rules for Israel/Taiwan/Ukraine Aid Bills; Vote Set for Saturday
Speaker Johnson Confirms the $96 Billion Israel-Taiwan-Ukraine Aid Bill Will Get a Vote Very Soon
$96 Billion Ukraine-Israel Assistance Bill Clears Major Senate Hurdle
Ukraine-Israel Aid Package Clears the Senate and Heads to the House
House Speaker Mike Johnson Effectively Kills Senate Supplemental Ukraine Aid Bill
Mike Johnson Holds the Line As GOP Senators Pressure Him to Bring Ukraine Bill to the House Floor
Speaker Johnson Tells Colleagues He'll Allow a Vote on the Ukraine Aid Bill in April
The vote was not without drama. Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has vowed to try to remove Speaker Mike Johnson if the foreign aid bills pass. Senator Mike Lee and five other Republican senators signed a letter to House GOP members demanding they vote against the bill.
This may not have had the intended effect...it didn't when JD Vance did the same earlier this week.
Senator J.D. Vance Offers Unusual Advice to House GOP Related to Ukraine Bill
The Freedom Caucus made no secret of its displeasure.
The bill moves to a vote on Saturday.