Voting has ended for the fourth and final of the foreign aid packages as of todays very rare saturday session, there in us House Of Representatives. And you look at the toll those 366258 in favor of passage of this 26 israel aid package, 17 billion of it would go to offensive and defensive weapons for israel, 9 billion in humanitarian an aid for gaza. Of course, we still have to hear them officially say that this has been passed, but manu raju, back with this, theyre outside outside there on capitol hill. They have four items today to accomplish. Checkmark on three of them. Youve got to National Security aid package thats been approved the ukraine package approved and money for the indopacific region and allies that of a taiwan as well so this seemingly was embraced by a majority. Theyre just looking at the tally this was to be expected for Israel Package yeah, there was still some opposition and then as you say, it looks like this vote is not yet finalized yet. Im probably going to close this any second now, but yes, as well on its way to pass a share, but there is different from the other ones because there are more democrats who oppose that even though a majority of democrats did support this still it just 37 democrats. It looks like am counting about who have opposed as 21 republicans and counting there were those democrats who were concerned is signed on the letter. A raised concerns about moving forward, ukraine aid, wanting more of especially offensive weapons in you israel aid, and asking for well conditions on aid to israel, which is why youre seeing some of those opponents on the left flank of Hakeem Jeffries opposes measuring some of those republicans voted against us concern about the humanitarian aid that be going including some billions that could go to help in gaza. That was important to for democrats you, but it sounds like they may be calling this vote any 2nd year for france. So feel free to interrupt me if and when they do. But at the moment, well, on his legs, listen to bill, is passed without objection. A motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Pursuant to House Resolution 11, 62 Senate Amendment to hr eight 15 is considered as agreed to with the amendment described in section six of House Resolution 11, 60 chair lays before the house, a communication misspeaking trends, washington, dc, april 20, form. I hereby desecrate the period from saturday, april 20, 2024 through sunday, april 20 hey 2019. Very ago. The fourth of four, i foreign aid packages today, past theyre on a rare saturday session at the us House Of Representatives there on capitol hill are manu raju back with us 26 billion going to israel and included that the 9 or so and humanitarian aid ill for gaza. So for today and Mission Accomplished essentially for House Speaker mike johnson, but now new business is soon to begin. For him. Yeah, look, it remains to be seen exactly how this ultimately plays out. Im going to keep my eye up over here just in case some members who were interested in speaking with, particularly some of the ones who have threatened to move against mike johnson, they emerged from your will. Ask them what their plans are today, but you are hearing just a lot of anger and frustration thracian from the right flank of his conferences vote. So significant is because of the, what is happening in the middle east with the war in gaza, what is happening with ukraine, which is desperately called for more aid at this key moment. So how they decide how these detractors to move ahead will be very important Marjorie Taylor greene, she has the ability as any one individual member does to actually call for a vote seeking the ouster of a sitting speaker. That of course is a deal that Kevin Mccarthy cut in order to assume the speakership that same deal ultimately lead to his ouster when matt gaetz led the charge back in the fall to really mike johnson came in the. Conservative or very happy with him coming into the position because hes ideologically aligned with them. But as he came in recognizing the narrowness of his majority and the fact that he had to govern with democrats and leading the senate with democrats in the white house, cutting a deal on keeping the government open, cutting a deal on issues such as a key Surveillance Law and now calling this deal and foreign aid package that includes billions, 61 billion in aid to ukraine, all of which key aligned himself would democrats, the democratic leaders, in part because of his own classified briefings and how hes learned about these subjects changing and evolving and his views. But as a angering those folks on the far right who are coming after Marjorie Taylor greene has refused today was the day she tried to call for that vote, she could do that. And then within two oneweek recess, so its uld possible this could get delayed until after recess. Okay. But its also possible they could take it up immediately and tried to kill it too. So all that is uncertain. So Marjorie Taylor greene does not call for the vote today, asked her to push for then essentially, were Gonna Punt It until later in the month and maybe some of those that anger will subside over some days. Maybe that could hurt her ability to go ahead. Now, one other important thing, what did democrats do . Hakeem jeffries as weve been reporting, has not said what how the democrats should deal with a lot of democrats are going to wait for jeffrey says decision on what to do here over whether or not to push him out from the speakership. Jeffries just loved the house floor. He was asked by our colleague ali main whether or not he is what hes going to do now because he had said, lets wait for these bills to pass before i make a decision on that. Hes simply declined to comment, refer back to previous remarks. So its still uncertain what he will do, perhaps because they are waiting to see what Marjorie Taylor greene decides to do it, then they will decide whether its time to save Mike Johnsons speakership. But the betty Mike Johnsons speakership. But here i just wanted to alert you, fred, because Marjorie Taylor greene is now coming down the steps of the capitol. And were going to try to make sure that we agree fabra stay with me okay. Maybe a little chaotic as we go into my seat are you letting your shoulder knowing i need to she said she has declined to comment, lets stick with you of the day say it with me live because we dont want to get an answer to her look, down. Look about welcome back, guys going to right here. Right, right. Right let my colleagues go home and hear from their constituents because i think people have been too obsessed with voting for foreign wars and the murder industry. Here in america, it actually understand how angry americans are when you have the strongest loudest voices . In republican and the Republican Movement and grassroots, furious calling for mike johnson to be vacated. The people here, my my colleagues have not heard the message, so im looking forward for them to go home on hearing hearing from the folks back at home. But this is the cell out of america today. When we add Members Congress in there waving the ukrainian flag on the United StatesHouse Of Representatives floor while were doing nothing to secure our border, i think every american in this country should be furious. Its whos going to vote for these people have how can you vote for these people . They dont serve our country. Republicans deserve on a motion to vacate. Eventually, i just i dont think you were listening very well you said you like your constituents, but when i mean, given what you said to republicans deserve to be in the majority thats up to the people because this is the third betrayal by mike johnson. Hes he delivered a twopart omnibus funded the Department Of Justice 91 federal indictments against President Trump, funded the fbi that rated maralago gave him a brand new fbi building funded joe bidens open border policies that are killing america can every single day, then they need Reauthorized Fisa that spied on american citizens, spied on President Trumps campaign. And he voted against the war or requirement, the same Warrant Requirement that he was for six months ago, and they did this in here On The House Floor. Foreign war package that does nothing for america hey its its unbelievable. Im, im thankful that the american gets to see who this man is. Im thankful that amir, who gets to see who the people that voted for this is, because this silly way, its going to change people have to see the trace is this fight against russia not worth it . Thank you, maam. Why is said, are you waiting to see if therell be more support in your conference before calling a motion to vacate their there is more support. Its growing. Ive said from the beginning, im going to be responsible with this. I support my majority of support, the majority next time, i do not support mike johnson. Hes already a lame duck. If we had the vote today in our conference, he would not be hes already a lameduck. He cant raise money. Everyone knows that. We know we cant win the majority next year without raising money. He cant be speaker. He doesnt have the vote. This is the process that just talked to die are going to raise it took donald trump what are you waiting for it to drop this motion . This was the last big legislative push before september, something that youre going against for months now, what are you waiting for it on triggering this motion . You know, theres some people that are rash and irresponsible and do things like what happened last time. Im not that person i didnt come here to congress to actually hurt our institution, hurt our majority. Im handling this the right way. Then saw im allowing the process to happen. The American People are going to have their way are motors are going to make their voices heard. To my colleagues and the party. And like i said, the vote was held today, mike johnson has a lame duck or you hes done, or you can talk to trump about this. Are you gonna bring this to trump . Are you going to bring it up to trump President Trump watches the news. Im sure he knows whats going on. He says he ukraine aid congress. Do you think President Trump could have been clear . He was not very clear about this bill regarding ukrainian please like it could chill out why do you think President Trump couldve been here okay. Im sure youre still with me, fred so, that was yeah. So look, i mean there are a couple of takeaways from this and add if you want to move over this way a little bit so we can reposition ourselves, get out of the malay. So this was one thing when now we just learned shes not moving forward. The motion to vacate today. That was important. That means that Mike Johnsons job which will weve been reporting, who has been on the line because she has been leading the charge that tried to house them. She can shes not going to go ahead with this today. Theyre going back home for a week recess. She believes Republican Voters will come after you because now lets listen to House Speaker johnson rule we all know and we saw a disturbance here On The House Floor just a bit ago i just wanted to say simply what i think most people around the country understand and agree. We should only wave one flag On The House Floor. And i think we know which flag that is i said these are not normal times. Theyre not world is destabilized and its a tinderbox. Its a dangerous time three of our primary adversaries, russia and iran, and china, are working together and theyre being aggressors around the globe. And their global threat to our prosperity. And our security they advanced threatens their free world and it demands American Leadership. If we turn our backs right now, the consequences could be devastating so this afternoon, the house acted and we sent over to the senate and it will be transmitted shortly our supplemental National Security legislation and make no mistake this is not a blankcheck like the Senate Supplemental bill was. This is very different. Instead of taking the past Path Of Least Resistance and bringing up the Senate SupplementalOn The House Floor, or just allowing a Discharge Petition to pursue which come forward, which would have had the same same outcome we gave our members of voice. We gave them a chance. We gave them a Better Process and ultimately a much better policy. Unlike the senates blank check, the house legislation has a number of very important features. It provides for Greater Accountability over ukraine aid it forces an endgame strategy for the ukraine war and includes a Loan Instrument of this foreign aid to ukraine. And the repo act to ensure that russian assets pay for part of the bill and unlike the senates bill the loan system itself is a house innovation. And allows for much needed inside. Now remember that 80 of the ukraine funding will go to the replenishment of american weapons and stocks and our facilities and our operations it also includes tough measures and sanctions on iran and russia and china, which most of the American People understand is a necessity in a very important thing our process in the end ensured that each member was able to consider the individual supplemental elements on their own merits, which is exactly how the house is supposed to work. I know there are critics of the legislation. I understand that it is not a Perfect Piece of legislation. Were not insured that in a time of divided government and in a time where there are lots of different opinions, but theres no question whatsoever that the house has made many strong improvements to the senate bill and the product that weve sent over there is much better this package, i will note because its very important, also includes National Security priorities and many of them. But it is the only way that we could have gotten democrats to support aid to israel. And thats a fact there is a lot of misinformation out there about the bill and i just want to make one point about one issue that has been drawn. A lot of attention and that is creating of this funding go to hamas or two a Terrorist Organizations or what have you. And we put safeguards the legislation to ensure that unrwa is not funded. The un agency that included terrorist who participated in the october 7 attack on israel. Weve also have language that prevents it from going any of the funding going to hamas or at any other bad actors thats a very important element of oversight. Congress takes the oversight very seriously and we will continue to keep an eye on every dollar that we are using and invest in at this time, ive said it very simply. Ill say it once again. Its an old military adage, but we would rather send bullets to the conflict overseas than our own boys are troops. And i think this is an important moment and important opportunity to make that decision. We allowed the house to do that, and i expect the senate will make the same decision one or two questions about that. And do you plan to if its brought no. Listen and i as ive said many times, i dont walk around this building being worried about a motion to vacate after i do my job, we did ive done here what i believe to be the right thing and that is to allow the house to work its will. And as ive said, you do the right thing and you let the chips fall where they may biden the same time it took too long for aid to ukraine and maybe too long why you decided to do it right now. Listen, the house had a lot of important work to do here. We had to get the government funded in our appropriations process. We had to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act we had a lot of important measures that had to be done and we got to this as quickly as we could this is an important matter. I think its timely. I think youve heard from leaders around the world, including in ukraine, that this is, this has been done on a timely basis and the house had to have the time to deliberate and do this in the right manner. I think we did our work here and i think history will judge it will are your hearing from a House Speaker, mike johnson there are after all for foreign aid package just today passed in the House Of Representatives. He says overall he has now sent this to the us as senate. But he also underscores this is not a blank check. However, he says you dont provides for Greater Accountability. A better outcome of the war in reference to the war with russia and ukraine and he says, it does have that loan aspect weve got priscilla alvarez, who is with us now from washington. This is encouraging news, of cou