"Congressional Maneuvers: Overcoming GOP Resistance to Ukraine Aid"
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The Senate passed a $95 billion national security package with aid to Ukraine and Israel, but Speaker Mike Johnson suggested he would not bring it up for a vote in the House due to hard-right Republican opposition. Lawmakers in the House may use an obscure maneuver known as a discharge petition, which requires a majority of the House to force consideration of the legislation on the floor, in order to bypass the opposition and push the bill forward.
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