Johnson speaks out after Democrats vote with him on foreign aid bill
CNN - 2024-04-19T16:53:25.000Z

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters after a bipartisan group of lawmakers voted to advance a bill that provides aid to Ukraine and Israel. Several hardline Republicans, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, were opposed to the bill. Republicans may move to oust him as House Speaker for allowing the vote. The final vote on the bill could happen as soon as Saturday.

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House foreign aid bills advance with Democrats' help; Johnson may still be in peril

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Speaker Johnson sets out separate bills for foreign aid votes, with $60bn for Ukraine and $26bn for Israel