With the support of 210 Democrats, the Republican-led House of Representatives voted Saturday to approve President Joe Biden’s request for another $60 billion to aid Ukraine. After months of uncertainty, the bill now heads to the Senate for final approval.
More Republicans opposed the Ukraine funding bill than supported it, racking up 112 votes against the measure compared to 101 in favor. The final vote was 311-112. Not a single Democrat voted against the bill.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., attempted to put a positive spin on the legislation, despite his own party’s strong rebuke.
“Even though it’s not the perfect legislation—it’s not the legislation that we would write if Republicans were in charge of both the House, the Senate, and the White House—this is the best possible product that we can get under these circumstances,” Johnson…
