House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, said Saturday that the House will vote next week on a stand-alone bill to provide aid to Israel, without offsetting spending cuts.
Johnson made the announcement in an afternoon letter to colleagues as he criticized impending Senate legislation that would combine aid to Israel with funding for Ukraine
and a tougher package of asylum and border security laws.
“While the Senate appears poised to finally release the text of its supplemental package after months of closed-door negotiations, its leaders are aware that by not including the House in their negotiations, they have eliminated the possibility of rapid consideration.” of any legislation.”
Johnson wrote, adding that the House “will have to assert its will on these issues and our priorities will need to be addressed.”
Johnson criticized the Senate for what he called its “failure to pass appropriate legislation in a timely manner,” arguing that the House needs to act in the absence of upper chamber leadership amid “the dangerous circumstances Israel currently faces.”