The co-chair of the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus wants to solve the problem of getting Ukraine aid through Congress. But the group’s internal divisions could doom the effort as the latest in a long string of failed attempts by Problem Solvers members to, you know, solve a problem.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, the Pennsylvania Republican who helps lead the group, is trying to force a vote on his bill to provide more military assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. He’s met resistance not only from House Speaker Mike Johnson but also from problem-solving Democrats who see an urgent need for more Ukraine aid and agree the fate of the free world is at stake.
“It’s a distraction from what needs to be done,” Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Virginia Democrat and member of the caucus, said of Fitzpatrick’s bill.