House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to push for passage of military aid for Israel and Ukraine this week, following Saturday's unprecedented Iranian drone and missile attack against Israel.
During an appearance on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures," Johnson said he and fellow Republicans "understand the necessity of standing with Israel," according to the Associated Press.
"The details of that package are being put together right now," said Johnson of Louisiana. "We're looking at the options and all these supplemental issues."
House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner, R-Ohio, also told NBC's "Meet the Press" that Johnson had "made it clear" to the GOP conference that he would tie together aid for Israel, Ukraine, and U.S. allies in Asia and seek its approval in the House this week.
In February, the Senate passed a $95 billion emergency spending package that includes $14.1 billion in military aid for Israel, $60 billion for Ukraine, and $8 billion for Taiwan and other U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific region, but Johnson delayed putting it to a vote in the House.
During a Sunday news conference, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said President Joe Biden held a conference call earlier in the day with the top Republicans and Democrats in Congress, including Johnson.
Schumer said there was a consensus "among all the leaders that we had to help Israel and help Ukraine, and now hopefully we can work that out and get this done next week."
White House national security spokesman John Kirby called on Johnson to put the Senate package "on the floor as soon as possible."
"We didn't need any reminders in terms of what's going on in Ukraine," Kirby said on NBC. "But last night certainly underscores significantly the threat that Israel faces in a very, very tough neighborhood."
Last month, GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia filed a motion to oust Johnson as speaker over the passage of $1.2 trillion in spending bills to prevent a partial government shutdown.
On Sunday, Greene said on X, formerly Twitter, that it was "antisemitic to make Israeli aid contingent" on aid for Ukraine.
No other Republicans have publicly called for Johnson's ouster, but some hardline conservatives have disparaged him, and Greene said Friday that support for her plan was growing.
