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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

Will Speaker Johnson Block Aid to Ukraine and Israel?

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

Society & Culture, News

42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The Senate passes a $95 billion bill with aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, which also could pass the House, if Speaker Mike Johnson would permit a vote. But he's back to complaining that it doesn't address the U.S.-Mexico border, as Democrats sign a discharge petition to bypass him. Plus, New Yorkers vote on Tom Suozzi or Mazi Pilip to replace George Santos in Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:14.4

In Slack.

0:15.4

From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal,

0:21.0

this is Potomac Watch.

0:24.1

The Senate passes a $95 billion bipartisan bill with defense aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan.

0:31.2

But will Speaker Mike Johnson try to block it?

0:33.4

Plus New Yorkers go to the polls in a snowstorm to pick a successor for the congressional

0:38.4

fabulous George Santos.

0:40.4

Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson, with the Wall Street Journal.

0:43.7

We are joined today by my colleagues, Kate Batcher,

0:46.8

there, Adele, Kim Strassal, and Faith Bottom.

0:49.9

After a long night of speechifying,

0:51.8

it was about 5 a.m. this morning in the Senate when this

0:54.9

bill finally passed with about 14 billion dollars for Israel and 60 billion dollars

1:00.3

for Ukraine. But in the end the vote belied that overnight drama. The vote was

1:04.9

70 to 29 in the Senate with 22 Republican yeses and 26 no's. And let's start with a

1:12.4

clip of the Senate Majority Leader

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