Sahil Kapur is a senior national political reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — As the Biden administration and lawmakers consider advancing U.S. aid to Israel and Ukraine in a single package, but many House Republicans are skeptical of the idea. And the prospects of additional Ukraine funding will likely come down to whether a narrow — and currently leaderless — GOP majority can stomach it, presenting an important early decision that will confront the next House speaker, who has yet to be chosen.
Many Republicans in both chambers share that view, but they’re confronting a party base that is turning against the idea of assisting Ukraine. Even some Republicans who favor aid to Israel and Ukraine are skeptical of linking them. “They’re both needed. I wouldn’t want to connect one to the other,” said Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb. “I support both, but to hold one hostage for the other wouldn’t be right.” “It’s in our national security interest and it’s morally right to help out both,” he said. Rep.
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