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Johnson, speaking in an interview on Fox News, has concerns
about Ukraine funding in general, and believes any money for
Israel will need to be funded by cuts elsewhere.
He met Biden on Thursday and said he told White House staff "our
consensus among House Republicans is we need to bifurcate those
issues."
Biden wants Congress to provide $106 billion in supplemental
funding, with the bulk of the money going to bolster Ukraine's
defenses and the remainder split among Israel, Indo-Pacific and
border enforcement.
Johnson said of Ukraine funding: "We want to know what the
object is there, what is the end game in Ukraine.
"The White House has not provided that," he added.
Biden is betting that including money for Israel and immigration
will help convince House Republicans wary of sending additional
money to Ukraine to support the measure.
"Israel is a separate matter – we are going to bring forward a
standalone Israel funding measure (of) over $14 billion,”
Johnson said in the interview. He said House Republicans will
look for other areas to cut in the budget in order to finance
the funding for Israel.
The package includes $14.3 billion for Israel to fund air and
missile defense support and other initiatives, as well as $61
billion for Ukraine.
(Reporting by Eric Beech and Chris Sanders; Editing by Jamie
Freed and Raju Gopalakrishnan)
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