US House approves $61bn in military aid for Ukraine after months of stalling

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/20/us-house-approves-61bn-aid-ukraine?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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  5. So long Speaker Mike Johnson, it hasn’t been fun.

  7. How long until Biden signs it and C-5 Galaxies full of artillery ammo and SAM’s start flying toward Poland? Does the bill have to go back to the Senate?

  8. > After months of stalling, the US House of Representatives finally approved more than $61bn worth of military assistance to help Ukraine in its desperate defense against Russia.

    > The bipartisan vote saw **210 Democrats and 101 Republicans join to support Ukraine, with 112 Republicans – a majority of the GOP members – voting against**. It came after the Republican speaker, Mike Johnson, forced a series of bills onto the floor in the face of fierce resistance within his own Republican party, many of whom oppose spending more on Ukraine’s defense.

    > A Ukrainian serviceman walks past damaged buildings.
    Voting began hours ahead of schedule in an extraordinary Saturday session that delayed the House’s planned recess. The House erupted into applause when the Ukraine bill passed, with the chair, Marc Molinaro of New York, admonishing members not to wave Ukrainian flags.

  12. Finally

    Now do it again, pass another one. Keep passing them as needed, may as well just start writing all of them now

  14. I still dont trust this fucker. He separated the bill so now the senate needs to not change a single thing or it comes back to the house and he can table it again. I want to know what changed, if anything, that would suddenly put him in the corner of team humanity.

  15. Wow, that was an awfully hard battle just to help a fellow democracy that was invaded by a nuclear gangster. It’s like we’re right in between being one of the two.

  17. Hoping those truck loads of goodies are ready to be unpacked.

  18. 112 GOP voted against it. Over HALF the GOP is pro-Putin.

    DISGUSTING.

    Throw the traitorous MAGA shitpiles out of office and let’s look into their finances. See how Putin paid them.

  19. Thanks to the Americans for continuing to be Americans.

  21. >“What else did Johnson give away while he’s begging Democrats for votes and protection?” Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican representative of Georgia, [said](https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1781276653924065387) on Friday on X. “We do not have a Republican majority anymore, our Republican Speaker is literally controlled by the Democrats and giving them everything they want.”

    Lol. They have a 5 vote majority and she antagonizes him at every turn, then gets mad when he seeks other’s help. Will we ever understand what the hell she was expecting would happen? Did she think she was going to have the whole House dance to her pipes?

    Anyways, do it, force Johnson out of the Speaker role, let’s see what happens.

  23. Am I the only one who is slightly concerned about Johnson’s sudden change of heart? I’m very happy that this was passed but it sure seems like he was briefed on something big with Russia.

  24. The Putin apologists are hopping mad about this.

  26. Just think of all the border concession republicans could have gotten in exchange for this aid, but they stupidly just follow trumps orders.

  27. After months of REPUBLICANS stalling……how hard is it to state the facts in a headline

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