Speaker Mike Johnson is facing international criticism over his lack of swift action on Ukraine aid, which is ratcheting up pressure to make a critical decision that will not only have massive implications for his rookie speakership but also for Ukraine’s ongoing war effort against Russia.
So far, Johnson has resisted calls to bring a Senate-passed aid package up for a quick vote – a move that would require Democratic support and almost certainly spark a revolt from his right flank, something Johnson is eager to avoid. The speaker has said the legislation, which includes over $60 billion in assistance for Ukraine, would not pass in its current form, and privately told Republicans during a closed-door meeting last week there is “no rush” to address the issue, with Congress since having left town for a nearly two-week recess.
The stakes of the high-profile debate – and Johnson’s pivotal role in a legislative response – came into even greater focus over the weekend. Global leaders gathered at the annual Munich Security Conference just as news broke that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny had died in prison, while Ukraine suffered a significant setback to Russian forces on the battlefield – twin developments that have injected a new sense of urgency for Congress to act as the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches this weekend and as the Ukrainian military warns it is running out of resources to resist.
The Senate passed the bill that will save lives. The President waits to sign the bill that will save lives as soon as it’s on his desk. The House is on vacation because leadership refuses to allow it to do its job and pass the life-saving bill.
This is not an “every moment of every day” situation and I don’t know what benefit you think comes from falsely normalizing it.
It is, quite literally, every moment of every day. Your ignorance is fucking astounding.
Pick any time that Congress is not in session. There is ALWAYS something they could be passing to save one group or another. Painting this shit as “OMG CONGRESS DUN CARE” is the kind of garbage-tier anti-government horseshit that ends up with idiots voting for Republicans. “Well, if da gubmint dusnt do nothin’ then why have gubmint?!?” You hear this shit every time Congress is out of session for any reason. There’s ALWAYS some bill that just absolutely has to be passed even though none of it mattered six months ago. It’s politically expedient to complain about it now, so that’s what happens.
Congress is not full of goddamn robots, and their schedule is prepared well in advance. If you call them back to vote on this shit, you’re necessarily delaying OTHER votes and hey, guess what, when they go on break there will be YET ANOTHER vote that wasn’t done because they went on break that’s NOW the big boogeyman bill that they should be voting on rather than going on break.
It’s a never ending cycle of bullshit.
Pay more attention.
What even is your point besides unnecessarily acting like a dick? Whining and saying “you can’t criticize the fucking republicans because people die every day” is a bullshit argument and you know it.
Because, as we all know, it’s ONLY the Republicans that are out of session right now… right?
Imbecile.