The Growing Republican Battle Over War Funding

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It’s been one month since the attack on Israel, but Washington has yet to deliver an aid package to its closest ally. The reason has to do with a different ally, in a different war: Speaker Mike Johnson has opposed continued funding for Ukraine, and wants the issue separated from aid to Israel, setting up a clash between the House and Senate.

Catie Edmondson, who covers Congress for The Times, discusses the battle within the Republican Party over whether to keep funding Ukraine.

Guest: Catie Edmondson (https://www.nytimes.com/by/catie-edmondson?smid=pc-thedaily), a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading:


The Republican-led House approved $14.3 billion for Israel’s war with Hamas (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/us/politics/house-aid-bill-israel.html?smid=pc-thedaily), but no further funding for Ukraine.
Speaker Johnson’s bill put the House on a collision course with the Senate (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/us/politics/israel-aid-republicans-mike-johnson.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
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