Johnson earlier expressed confidence that funding for both Ukraine and Israel would be approved. However, he stressed that the two should be handled separately. Funding for Ukraine is linked to changes in U.S. border policy, a red line for many Democrats in both chambers of Congress.
"Of course, we can't allow [Russian President] Vladimir Putin to march through Europe, and we understand the necessity of assisting there," said the House speaker. "If there is to be additional assistance to Ukraine, which most members of Congress believe is important, we have to also work on changing our own border policy." The latest pressure to approve additional funding also followed the leak of an unreleased DOD report about the defense industry. According to the Guardian, the draft was turned over to POLITICO and contained grim warnings about America's defense industry. According to the yet-to-be-released National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS), the U.S. defense industrial base "does not possess the capacity, capability, responsiveness or resilience required to satisfy the full range of military production needs at speed and scale." It also noted that while Washington has built the best weapons in the world, it could not produce them quickly enough. "This mismatch presents a growing strategic risk as the U.S. confronts the imperatives of supporting active combat operations," the NDIS stated. Visit FinanceRiot.com for more stories about America's financial troubles. Watch this Fox Business report about the White House asking Congress to approve more funds for Ukraine. This video is from the NewsClips channel on Brighteon.com.Human rights group condemns escalating Israeli attacks against UN-run schools and refugee camps
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