Johnson’s conundrum
CQ Budget, Episode No. 313
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., faces pressure from all sides after promising to take up an aid bill for Israel this week that may or may not include money for Ukraine. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Peter Cohn assess the embattled speaker’s options on a national security supplemental spending package.
Show Notes:
- Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel flips script as Biden had pressed changes in Gaza
- House lawmakers unveil $66 billion foreign aid, border supplemental
- Senate passes security supplemental but House prospects murky
