If you think $100 Billion in Foreign Aid is expensive, wait until you see how much American Taxpayers will be expected to pony up to rebuild Ukraine and Gaza #AmericaIsBroke#AmericaFirst 🇺🇸
From colleague Kelly Phares. Thune says options on the floor for Mayorkas impeachment trial are "all kind of new ground." But believes the trial is concluded by dinner
Fox has learned that Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) might not step down from his seat on April 19 as he planned.
The reason: passage of the House’s foreign aid package on Saturday.
Fox is told that Gallagher may slightly delay his resignation to stick around for the weekend to help the House pass the now-released foreign aid package. Fox is told there have been talks between Gallagher and House leaders about the need for his vote and the prospects of when he might make his resignation effecitve.
1) Johnson message to mbrs: After significant Member feedback and discussion, the House Rules Committee will be posting soon today the text of three bills that will fund America’s national security interests and allies in Israel, the Indo-Pacific, and Ukraine, including a loan structure for aid, and enhanced strategy and accountability.
These will be brought to the floor under a structured rule that will allow for an amendment process, alongside a fourth bill that includes the REPO Act, TikTok bill, sanctions and other measures to confront Russia, China, and Iran.
The Rules Committee will also be posting text on a border security bill that includes the core components of H.R.2, under a separate rule that will allow for amendments.
Text of the first three bills will be posted shortly, while the fourth bill under the same rule will be posted later today. The border security bill will also be posted later today.
By posting text of these bills as soon as they are completed, we will ensure time for a robust amendment process.
From colleague Tyler Olson. Dem CO Sen Bennet on aid to Ukraine & foreign assistance pkg: I don't know what in the end what gyrations they're going to go through I think the most important thing is that they need to act this week. Ukraine is out of bullets. This is ridiculous and embarrassing. And even the speaker says it's in our national security interest to pass this bill, which should have passed it two months ago. So they’ve got get it done this week.
B) Manchin: If there's any type of a debate on the floor, it should be basically time limited, so it doesn't eat up everything and disrupt the whole operation we have, even though it's almost impossible to get anything done.