House’s passage of Ukraine aid is how government is supposed to work
Good morning.
I’ve complained often in this column about the inability of American politicians to transcend their narrow partisan interests and work together to pass legislation in the public interest. So it’s worth noting when they do—and this weekend, they did, with the House passing a package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. (The Senate is expected to pass it as early as Tuesday.) Kudos to all four congressional leaders, and especially House Speaker Mike Johnson, who could lose his job as a result. This is how government should work. As Johnson himself noted: The job’s not worth having if you can’t do what you (and the majority of members of Congress) believe is right.
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Alan Murray
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