With a vote by the House of Representatives now likely to be held on Saturday, Republican House members insisted to Newsmax that the long-debated U.S. aid package to Ukraine should pass resoundingly.
Former President Trump has made clear privately to several members that he strongly opposes efforts by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and others to oust Johnson, saying such a move will destabilize the GOP and harm his election chances.
The bill will include roughly $60 billion in a supplemental defense package estimated at $93 billion that includes funding for Ukraine and Israel. So far, there are only two Republicans, Greene and Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who support vacating the chair. "Speaker Johnson is doing the right thing by holding this vote Saturday," Rep. Michelle Steel, R-Calif., told Newsmax. "I've spoken this week to leaders of the Ukrainian community in the U.S. and they say it is so dangerous to wait this long in getting aid to their soldiers in war.""China is watching carefully what we do this weekend and whether we stand strong with our allies," Steel said. "This may determine how soon they take action in Taiwan.
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