Hard-Right Republicans Threaten Speaker Ouster Over Aid


(NationalUSNews.com) — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) faces mounting opposition from within his political party due to a pending package that would provide foreign aid to Ukraine, which he seemingly intends to support. The aid package has already passed through the United States Senate, but Johnson plans to amend the proposed legislation before allowing it to be passed into law. Johnson’s decision to consider the foreign aid package rather than oppose it outright immediately prompted hard-right Republican lawmakers like Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Georgia) to consider a removal effort against Johnson.
The proposed package will reach the House of Representatives later this week, as the House recently took a weeks-long recess and hadn’t considered the package since the Senate approved the legislation in February. The new foreign aid grant would provide $95 billion to Ukraine to help the country in its ongoing war with Russia. Johnson claims the House is working to find different ways to supply the funding, such as using money seized from Russian businesses, to avoid an undue burden on American taxpayers. Despite this proposed amendment to the package, hard-right Republicans don’t support the measure and are openly calling for Johnson’s removal.
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