JOHNSON: TIME TO ‘DO THE RIGHT THING’: After months of blocking what would have been a quick bipartisan vote to fund critical munitions for Ukraine, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has decided to buck threats from hard-right members of his caucus to remove him as speaker and allow a vote on a series of bills, including one that would provide near $61 billion for Ukraine.
“If I operated out of fear over a motion to vacate, I would never be able to do my job,” Johnson said at a Capitol Hill news conference. “I could make a selfish decision and do something that’s different, but I’m doing here what I believe to be the right thing. … I’m willing to take personal risk for that
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