House Republicans are digging in with their demands to link aid to Ukraine to permanent changes to U.S. border policy.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday wrote to Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, pushing back on the Biden administration’s requests to hurry Ukraine aid.
In the letter, Johnson recalled an October meeting with administration officials including Young and national security adviser Jake Sullivan, during which the Speaker laid out preconditions for Republicans to support further aid to Ukraine.
“First, I explained that supplemental Ukraine funding is dependent upon enactment of transformative change to our nation’s border security laws,” Johnson wrote.
thehill.com/homenews/house/4342873-johnson-ukraine-funding-border-security/
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Speaker Mike Johnson just said there will be the NO new funding for Ukraine without an audit.
Speaker Mike Johnson just said there will be the NO new funding for Ukraine without an audit.
Drop a ❤️ and Repost if you agree with him! pic.twitter.com/GpHjBYlCVN
— PAMELA HENSLEY🇺🇸 (@PamelaHensley22) December 7, 2023
h/t BOOTCAMP Granny
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