As members of Congress return from their recent hiatus, aid for Ukraine remains stalled. For six months, Republicans and Democrats in the House have debated a foreign supplemental aid package that would provide greater assistance to this Eastern European state.
When the new bill was proposed in October 2023, Republicans in both chambers of Congress stated that Ukraine, as well as Israel and Taiwan, could not receive aid from the United States unless Congress also discussed border security reform. Several months later, Republicans decided they would not pursue border reforms after all. The Senate eventually passed the foreign supplemental aid package with overwhelming bipartisan support in February 2024, but the legislation remains stuck in the House.
Now, many Democrats and the Senate have called on Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring Ukraine aid to a vote. They state that the House bill on Ukraine should be the one that the Senate passed. Others have proposed a loan program for Ukraine, where the Ukrainian government would eventually repay the U.S. government. Finally, a small portion of hard-right Republican members of the House have opposed Ukraine aid altogether. This group is doing everything it can to ensure that Speaker Johnson will not bring a vote on Ukraine aid to the House floor for a vote.
As House members continue to delay this aid bill, thousands of Ukrainians have died at the hands of Russia’s brutal invasion. Stalled assistance to the Eastern European state has allowed Russian forces to........