House Discharge Petition is happening

[Woody]

I hope the Republicans do the right thing.

[Woody]

Yes it's happening and within a week. Praise Jesus.

Guess it's not happening after all.

[Woody]

Yes it's happening and within a week. Praise Jesus.

Guess it's not happening after all.

Be patient.

Okay.

[Woody]

[Woody]

Democrats grumble over Mike Johnson's Ukraine aid proposal

Democrats are groaning at a plan floated by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to pass aid to Ukraine — including some key moderates.

Why it matters: With an aid bill likely to require a two-thirds majority and Republicans largely opposed to Ukraine aid, the vast majority of Democrats will likely need to support the package for it to pass.

That includes the REPO Act, a bill supported by some Democrats to confiscate frozen Russian assets in the U.S. Those assets could be used to help fund the aid to Ukraine, Johnson said.
Johnson also raised the ideas of structuring the aid package as a loan and reversing the Biden administration's pause of liquified national gas export approvals — neither of which have significant Democratic buy-in.

Johnson has refused to hold a vote on the $95 billion Senate bill, much to the chagrin of Democrats.

Landsman noted that a modified House bill would have to go back to the Senate, which he said "may or may not pass it," thus delaying the process.

Source: https://www.axios.com/2024/04/02/ukraine-aid-mike-johnson-vote

[Woody]

The vote for aid might finally happen. At this point though, it's too little and too late. The aid package should have been double the amount. Russians will soon (probably) launch an offensive in May or June, so we'll see if the Ukrainians can hold the line.