US House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he aims to advance war-time aid to Israel this week following Iran’s weekend attack, but did not clarify whether Ukraine funding would be part of the package.
American assistance for both nations has languished amid political bickering in Congress, with Johnson — an ally of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — blocking an earlier $95 billion in aid sought by President Joe Biden for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan which had passed the Senate.
“The House Republicans and the Republican Party understand the necessity of standing with Israel. We’re going to try again this week, and the details of that package are being put together right now,” Johnson told Fox show “Sunday Morning Futures.”
“We’re looking at the options on all these supplemental issues.”
