A majority of House lawmakers are in support of passing a bill to provide aid to Ukraine and Israel —they just can’t agree on how to do it.
A bipartisan group of representatives is pressing forward with a plan to pressure Republican leadership to bring a foreign aid and border security bill to the floor. If the top GOP members refuse, the group is looking to use a discharge petition that would allow lawmakers to vote on the legislation even without leadership’s approval.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), one of the lawmakers leading the charge, said the petition to bring his $66.3 billion military aid and border legislation will become eligible for signatures on Friday, starting the clock for leadership to respond.
“Our proposal was really meant to do a couple of things,” Fitzpatrick said Wednesday. “No. 1: Provide a
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