Speaker Johnson After House Passes Foreign Aid: ‘We Did Our Work Here and I Think History Will Judge It Well’

WITT I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ I warned I m ░░░░░░░░ we ve got to ░░░░░░░░ to Speaker Johnson Sorry ░░░░░░░░ that Let s take ░░░░░░░░ listen everybody Johnson only ░░░░░░░░ one flag on the ░░░░░░░░ floor And I think ░░░░░░░░ know which flag that ░░░░░░░░ I said these are ░░░░░░░░ normal times They re ░░░░░░░░ The world is destabilized ░░░░░░░░ it s a tinderbox ░░░░░░░░ s a dangerous time ░░░░░░░░ of our primary adversaries ░░░░░░░░ and Iran and China ░░░░░░░░ working together and they ░░░░░░░░ being aggressors around the ░░░░░░░░ And they are global ░░░░░░░░ to our prosperity and ░░░░░░░░ security Their advance threatens ░░░░░░░░ free world and it ░░░░░░░░ American leadership If we ░░░░░░░░ our backs right now ░░░░░░░░ consequences could be devastating ░░░░░░░░ this afternoon the House ░░░░░░░░ and we sent over ░░░░░░░░ the Senate and it ░░░░░░░░ be transmitted shortly our ░░░░░░░░ national security legislation And ░░░░░░░░ no mistake this is ░░░░░░░░ a blank check like ░░░░░░░░ Senate supplemental bill was ░░░░░░░░ is very different Instead ░░░░░░░░ taking the path of ░░░░░░░░ resistance and bringing up ░░░░░░░░ Senate supplemental on the ░░░░░░░░ floor or just allowing ░░░░░░░░ discharge petition to pursue ░░░░░░░░ come forward which would ░░░░░░░░ had the same outcome ░░░░░░░░ gave our members a ░░░░░░░░ We gave them a ░░░░░░░░ We gave them a ░░░░░░░░ process and ultimately a ░░░░░░░░ better policy Unlike the ░░░░░░░░ s blank check the ░░░░░░░░ legislation has a number ░░░░░░░░ very important features It ░░░░░░░░ for greater accountability over ░░░░░░░░ aid It forces an ░░░░░░░░ strategy for the Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ It includes a loan ░░░░░░░░ of this foreign aid ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine and the REPO ░░░░░░░░ to ensure that Russian ░░░░░░░░ pay for part of ░░░░░░░░ bill And unlike the ░░░░░░░░ s bill the loan ░░░░░░░░ itself is a House ░░░░░░░░ and allows for much ░░░░░░░░ insight Now remember that ░░░░░░░░ percent of the Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ will go to the ░░░░░░░░ of American weapons and ░░░░░░░░ and our facilities and ░░░░░░░░ operations It also includes ░░░░░░░░ measures and sanctions on ░░░░░░░░ and Russia and China ░░░░░░░░ most of the American ░░░░░░░░ understand is a necessity ░░░░░░░░ a very important thing ░░░░░░░░ process in the end ░░░░░░░░ that each member was ░░░░░░░░ to consider the individual ░░░░░░░░ elements on their own ░░░░░░░░ which is exactly how ░░░░░░░░ House is supposed to ░░░░░░░░ I know there are ░░░░░░░░ of the legislation I ░░░░░░░░ that It is not ░░░░░░░░ perfect piece of legislation ░░░░░░░░ re not ensured that ░░░░░░░░ a time of divided ░░░░░░░░ and in a time ░░░░░░░░ there are lots of ░░░░░░░░ opinions But there s ░░░░░░░░ question whatsoever that the ░░░░░░░░ has made many strong ░░░░░░░░ to the Senate bill ░░░░░░░░ the product that we ░░░░░░░░ sent over there is ░░░░░░░░ better This package I ░░░░░░░░ note because it s ░░░░░░░░ important also includes national ░░░░░░░░ priorities in many of ░░░░░░░░ But it is the ░░░░░░░░ way that we could ░░░░░░░░ gotten Democrats to support ░░░░░░░░ to Israel And that ░░░░░░░░ a fact There is ░░░░░░░░ lot of misinformation out ░░░░░░░░ about the bill and ░░░░░░░░ just want to make ░░░░░░░░ point about one issue ░░░░░░░░ has drawn a lot ░░░░░░░░ attention and that is ░░░░░░░░ any of this funding ░░░░░░░░ to Hamas or to ░░░░░░░░ organizations or what have ░░░░░░░░ And we put safeguards ░░░░░░░░ the legislation to ensure ░░░░░░░░ UNRWA is not funded ░░░░░░░░ U N agency that ░░░░░░░░ terrorists who participated in ░░░░░░░░ October 7th attack on ░░░░░░░░ We also have language ░░░░░░░░ prevents it from going ░░░░░░░░ of the funding going ░░░░░░░░ Hamas or at any ░░░░░░░░ bad actors That s ░░░░░░░░ very important element of ░░░░░░░░ Congress takes the oversight ░░░░░░░░ seriously and we will ░░░░░░░░ to keep an eye ░░░░░░░░ every dollar that we ░░░░░░░░ using and investing at ░░░░░░░░ time I ve said ░░░░░░░░ very simply I ll ░░░░░░░░ it once again It ░░░░░░░░ an old military adage ░░░░░░░░ we would rather send ░░░░░░░░ to the conflict overseas ░░░░░░░░ our own boys our ░░░░░░░░ And I think this ░░░░░░░░ an important moment and ░░░░░░░░ important opportunity to make ░░░░░░░░ decision We allowed the ░░░░░░░░ to do that and ░░░░░░░░ expect the Senate will ░░░░░░░░ the same decision One ░░░░░░░░ two questions Reporter You ░░░░░░░░ being asked to resign ░░░░░░░░ 2 inaudible Jeffries about ░░░░░░░░ and do you plan ░░░░░░░░ if it s brought ░░░░░░░░ No Listen as I ░░░░░░░░ said many times I ░░░░░░░░ t walk around this ░░░░░░░░ being worried about a ░░░░░░░░ to vacate I have ░░░░░░░░ do my job We ░░░░░░░░ I ve done here ░░░░░░░░ I believe to be ░░░░░░░░ right thing and that ░░░░░░░░ to allow the House ░░░░░░░░ work its will And ░░░░░░░░ I ve said you ░░░░░░░░ the right thing and ░░░░░░░░ let the chips fall ░░░░░░░░ they may And I ░░░░░░░░ continue to do that ░░░░░░░░ 3 inaudible great step ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ took too long for ░░░░░░░░ to Ukraine and maybe ░░░░░░░░ long Why you decided ░░░░░░░░ do it right now ░░░░░░░░ Listen the House had ░░░░░░░░ lot of important work ░░░░░░░░ do here We had ░░░░░░░░ get the government funded ░░░░░░░░ our appropriations process We ░░░░░░░░ to reauthorize the Foreign ░░░░░░░░ Surveillance Act We had ░░░░░░░░ lot of important measures ░░░░░░░░ had to be done ░░░░░░░░ we got to this ░░░░░░░░ quickly as we could ░░░░░░░░ is an important matter ░░░░░░░░ think it s timely ░░░░░░░░ think you ve heard ░░░░░░░░ leaders around the world ░░░░░░░░ in Ukraine that this ░░░░░░░░ been done on a ░░░░░░░░ basis and the House ░░░░░░░░ to have the time ░░░░░░░░ deliberate and do this ░░░░░░░░ the right manner I ░░░░░░░░ we did our work ░░░░░░░░ and I think history ░░░░░░░░ judge it well Reporter ░░░░░░░░ Speaker you re being ░░░░░░░░ to resign.”