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House Speaker Mike Johnson Is Committed to Advancing Ukraine Aid. But it Will be a Difficult Task

For over a month, House Speaker Mike Johnson has sat on a funding package that would send desperately needed ammunition and weaponry to Ukraine, mulling how best to gain a grasp of what is expected to be a difficult lift in the House. The Republican speaker has indicated he will attempt to push for approval of tens of billions in wartime funding for Ukraine, as well as Israel, once the House returns in April. Yet it will be perhaps his most difficult task since he took the speaker's gavel late last year. https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/ukraine-russia-congress-speaker-johnson/2024/03/27/id/1158856/