A Republican lawmaker said in an interview that aired on Sunday that he expects the House to vote on aid for Ukraine in the coming weeks.
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) told CNN that he spoke to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) “directly” when asked if they had discussed a vote on Ukraine aid.
“I’m not going to delve into the details of that conversation. But I am confident that he is going to bring a bill to the floor and that we will have a vote,” Lawler said.
Lawler said he believes there would be a vote when lawmakers return from the Easter recess.
“Certainly, this is critically important for our allies. We are the leader of the free world, and we cannot shirk on our responsibility to uphold and defend democracies across the globe,” he said.
In mid-February, the Democrat-led Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid bill that would allocate money for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan….
