It’s not often that a member of the Senate offers advice to the House of Representatives, even when speaking to members of his own party. But on Wednesday, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) did precisely that, speaking to the House Republican Study Committee.
The Ohio conservative argued that apart from pushing through aid to Israel, there’s no reason to move on any of the other aid bills — which includes aid to Ukraine and Taiwan — until House Republicans secure border security victories, one of the three people said.
Vance is one of the Hill’s most active critics of new Ukraine aid, and he joined other conservatives in opposing a border security deal that emissaries from both parties negotiated to hitch a ride on a foreign aid bill. His views got backup during the RSC meeting from Stephen Miller, a former senior adviser to Donald Trump who was the group’s other speaker.
Vance’s…
