With only three weeks left on the legislative calendar, lawmakers remain at an impasse over an aid package that would provide much-needed assistance for both Israel and Ukraine.
Some of the key sticking points involve funding for the aid package and U.S. immigration reform. While a majority of lawmakers agree aid to our allies is critical, there doesn’t appear to be a clear path forward.
“We passed the bipartisan Israel support package out of the House awhile ago…it’s been sitting in the Senate and on Chuck Schumer’s desk so we are encouraging him to get that done,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said during an event in Florida earlier this week.
He believes Congress will reach an agreement before the holidays but as two separate aid packages.
“What we’ve said is that if there is to be additional assistance to Ukraine, which most members of Congress believe is important. We have to also work on changing our own border policy. And so there’s been a lot of thoughtful negotiation, ongoing, with that. I think most of our Senate colleagues recognize that those two things need to go together,” Johnson said.
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