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Speaker Mike Johnson received an “F” grade from Republicans for Ukraine, a group backed by arch neoconservative Bill Kristol.Johnson, a fourth-term conservative and formerly the House Republican Conference vice chair, became the Speaker of the House after Republicans unanimously backed his ascendancy to the Speaker’s chair.
Johnson was backed by Republicans from all wings of the House Republican Conference; however, that does not mean he has not earned conservative accolades.Voted in favor of The Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022, which allowed the lending/lease of American defense materiel to Ukraine.Voted in favor of Amendment 21 to H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act, which would have stricken $300 million of assistance for Ukraine.
Voted in favor of Amendment 22 to H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act, which would have prohibited all security assistance for Ukraine. Voted in favor of Amendment 25 to H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act, which would have removed the extension of lend-lease authority to Ukraine.
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