Speaker Mike Johnson faces huge test to pass $95 BILLION in aid to Israel and ... trends now
Speaker Mike Johnson faces one of the toughest weeks of his career as pressure mounts on him to pass a foreign aid package that could prompt his removal from office.
Following Iran's drone and missile attacks on Israel over the weekend, Congress is getting calls to green-light billions of dollars for the Jewish country that has been embroiled in conflicts with Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah.
The Saturday night salvo of over 300 missiles and drones and was Iran's first direct attack on Israel in history. Now, U.S. leaders see delivering aid quickly as vital to supporting the country's anti-missile and anti-drone defense systems.
The Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid package that provides money for Israel in February, but the Republican-held House has not touched the measure as many conservatives don't want to dole out money abroad before passing southern border security legislation.
Meanwhile, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has set in motion the process to remove Johnson, and has warned him against putting the Senate's bill up for a vote.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing pressure from the left and right to quickly pass foreign aid money for Israel after the country was attacked by Iran over the weekend
Iran launched over 300 drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday in response to Israel's April 1 bombing of an Iranian consulate in Syria
Further, the White House has also been adamant in calling for Congress to get moving on the foreign aid deal.
'We are going to continue to make sure that Israel can defend itself,' White House National Security Advisor John Kirby said Monday on Fox News.
'We got to make sure that they have what they need and that's why we need that supplemental passed in the House so quickly.'
In total, the supplemental package includes roughly $60 billion for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel and $4.83 billion to support partners in the Indo-Pacific, including Taiwan.
The White House and Pentagon have repeatedly pushed the package, citing Russia's recent frontline gains and Iran's missile attack as signals that the money needs to be delivered quickly.
'The best and fastest way to meet our commitments to our ally Israel, and to our partner, Ukraine, is for the House to pass that bipartisan bill which which
