One of the few specific requests I publicly posted for Mike Johnson as his vote to be the new Speaker was approaching was for him to commit to separating the three foreign aid requests that Joe Biden and many members of Congress had constructed to force them all together into a “must pass” bill. While I never saw him make that exact promise during the nomination process, it now appears that my wish will be granted. We haven’t seen a specific bill yet, but Johnson’s first move was to pass an endorsement of Israel and a denouncement of Hamas terrorism, which was a good sign. He will also need to get some sort of spending measures passed to keep the government open or we’ll be right back where we were without a Speaker. Hopefully, nobody will pull a fire alarm this time. Looking at you, Congressman Bowman. (Associated Press)Read More
The New Speaker Will Separate Ukraine and Israel Funding
