Most members say they want to do something that would get aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as quickly as possible. But they might get in their own way, as three separate proposals are currently being floated in the House, and lawmakers are jockeying over the best path forward.
The options on the table include a “bare bones” bipartisan discharge petition from Republican Brian Fitzpatrick and Democrat Jared Golden, a discharge petition from Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern that would be identical to the Senate’s bill, and a “House version” of the Senate bill led by Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul.
“This is literally U.S. domestic security and world peace on the line here, and we felt that we needed to step up and offer a solution to show the intersection of where Democrats and Republicans, reasonable members of this chamber, can agree,” Fitzpatrick said in a press conference Wednesday morning.