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A LOT of Democrats on the record here saying the party would save Speaker Johnson on a motion to vacate from Nicholas Wu Daniella Diaz

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President Biden signed into law today the support package approved by Congress, which includes Ukraine aid. We completed this half-year path. Regardless of what anyone says, we are gaining the support we need to continue protecting lives from Russian attacks.

Over the past few…

BREAKING: Senate passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel & Taiwan by a vote of 79-18, bringing Congress’ months-long standoff over Ukraine aid to an end.

Senate votes 80-19 to advance foreign aid bill. A resounding vote for this package

THUNE says he expects final passage to happen around 9-10 pm tonight

Newsy foreign aid update — Senate currently on track to pass the Ukraine-Israel-Taiwan package by late tonight, per senators & leadership aides.

GOP opponents of the bill are expected to use several hours of post-cloture debate time after the Senate votes to overcome a…

Senate set to vote this afternoon to break a filibuster and advance the $95 billion foreign aid package that passed the House on Saturday. The bill could pass the Senate as soon as today, sending it to Biden's desk.

Passover begins shortly. Known in Judaism as Zman Cheruteinu - time of our freedom. Chag Sameach to everyone celebrating.

Bc Dems control WH & Sen, & McCarthy/Johnson worked from a weak bargaining position bc conservative hardliners refused to cooperate/compromise, making GOP House leaders dependent on Democratic votes. HFC consistently overplayed their hand on all issues, & as a result got nothing.

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said that on April 23, the Senate will vote on all bills including the one including aid to Ukraine. If adopted, which it high likely will, aid can be on its way to Ukraine by the end of next week already.

The key lesson #Putin will have to take from the House’s passage of the bill w/ mil aid for Ukraine (~$40 billion) is that he can’t count unchecked momentum any longer or bet that those urging negotiations on the grounds that UKR is headed for imminent defeat will prevail.

HOUSE PASSES ISRAEL AID

366-58

R:
193 Y
21 N

D:
173 Y
37 N

UKRAINE AID PASSES HOUSE

311-112-1

R:
101 Y
112 N

D:
210 Y
0 N

The House resoundingly defeated an amendment from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 to zero out the funding in the Ukraine bill.

The vote was 71-351.

NEWS -- The Indo-Pacific aid bill has cleared the House by a wide margin.

The vote was 385-34-1. Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan voted present.

Schumer says they have a “tentative” agreement to vote TUESDAY to advance the House foreign aid package.

“I hope we can make an announcement later this morning”

Foreign aid bill -- There's some talk about Senate taking the first (and only) vote to go over a filibuster on Tuesday of next week. Could be the fastest the Senate can move due to conservative opposition

Final passage midweek seems a good bet at this point

Interesting👇👇