he called on house speaker johnson to bring it up in the house. this is about 15 minutes. for i ukraine, and taiwan. this is live coverage on c-span2. >> how many got more than three hours' sleep. raise your hand. well, thank you all who had to stay up. all right. so good morning, everybody and thank you for joining us after a long night. today, after not just a long night and weekend, but after months of work we can say it's been worth it. today we witnessed one of the most historic and consequential bills pass the senate, a bill so greatly impacts not just on national security, not just the security of our allies, but also the security of western democracy as we know it. tonight, finally, america led the way for freedom and democracy and with this bill, the senate declares that american leadership will not waiver, faulter or fail. today the senate keeps its word to ukrainians in need, desperate need of supplies and ammunition, to innocent palestinians civilians in need, so much need of relief, to israelis in need of support and to u.s. service members on patrol in the in

american people. >> would you encourage house democrats and others to discharge petition and if speaker johnson doesn't-- >> i leave that-- i speak regularly to hakeem jeffries, maybe as much, maybe as much as i spoke with speaker pelosi, and his great help in getting this done. >> this funding, ukraine through the end of the year, how long do you think the u.s. needs to fight ukraine's fight and how do you build a coalition given this took several months to build for the next round of funding? >> i think that the strong vote, particularly on the republican side in the senate, despite the fact that they're, you know, punitive presidential candidate argued so strongly against it gives us more momentum and i think that it will be, if we have to pass future aid to ukraine, it will be easier, not harder, but right now this is a robust package that lasts until the end. year so i'm glad it was full and robust, yes. >> when you come back from recess, it will be a very short period of time until we have government funding deadlines. where does that stand? and what are your thoughts on that. do you thin

he urged house speaker mike johnson to pass it through the lower chamber. the final vote on in the senate was 70-29. leader schumer's remarks were about 15 minutes. >> hello, everybody. good morning. to you. how many got more than three hours sleep? raise your hands. thank you all who had tuesday out. alright, so, good morning everybody, and thank you for joining us after a long night. today, after not just a long night and weekend, but after months of work and weekends, we can say it has been worth it. today we witnessed one of the most historic and consequential bills passed the senate. so greatly impacts not just on national security, not just the security of our allies, but also the security of western democracy as we know it. tonight, finally, america led the way for freedom and democracy and with this bill, the senate declares that american leadership will not waiver, faulter or fail. today the senate keeps its word to ukrainians in need, desperate need of supplies and ammunition, to innocent palestinians civilians in need, so much need of relief, to

the question is for speaker johnson. what is he afraid of to put national security first, to help our country, to push back against putin, and make sure that our country is pro-- protected, what is his concern? give us a vote. house democrats will be focused on bipartisan solutions working in a way that will help deliver that piece of legislation. that's what we'll do. until we get it done. that's what we have heard loud and clear from our members. and that's what we plan to do. reporter: i agree with -- mr. lieu: i agree with what chairman aguilar said. speaker johnson said let the house work its will. the way the house works its will is to vote. we are asking for speaker johnson to let us vote. if there is a vote on the floor of the senate package, it would pass with overwhelming bipartisan support. unfortunately, speaker johnson seems to be captured by their marjorie taylor greene extreme faction of the party. the putin caucus. there is no other explanation for why he wouldn't let a vote happen on this bipartisan bill

larry: one last one, for the moment, to use speaker johnson, g.o.p. won't be jammed on this senate foreign aid bill. i am here to say, that happy valentine's day, mr. johnson, i hope he stays with that. and you might be still attempting to put a border security bill in there. you have hr2, that is a terrific bill. are we right about this? not being jammed on senate bill, and you try to pivot get back to border security is that possible. >> that is possible. i want to make sure that everyone knows we have already passed hr2, we can pass it again, senate sat on that bill for months and months and months. it would fix the border, it is everything that president needs and more to do his job, to secure the southern borders yet republican in senate have n have not demanded that schumer take it up, that is disappointing and cost a lot of american lives with more fentanyl and more human trafficking, pouring across our unsecure sword inc southern bored sneborder. larry: to your oversight hearing hunter biden coming up and james biden. you had bobulinski and wal

american people. >> would you encourage house democrats and others to discharge petition and if speaker johnson doesn't-- >> i leave that-- i speak regularly to hakeem jeffries, maybe as much, maybe as much as i spoke with speaker pelosi, and his great help in getting this done. >> this funding, ukraine through the end of the year, how long do you think the u.s. needs to fight ukraine's fight and how do you build a coalition given this took several months to build for the next round of funding? >> i think that the strong vote, particularly on the republican side in the senate, despite the fact that they're, you know, punitive presidential candidate argued so strongly against it gives us more momentum and i think that it will be, if we have to pass future aid to ukraine, it will be easier, not harder, but right now this is a robust package that lasts until the end. year so i'm glad it was full and robust, yes. >> when you come back from recess, it will be a very short period of time until we have government funding deadlines. where does that stand? and what are your thoughts on that. do you thin

speaker in today's meeting. mitch mcconnell said he didn't know johnson prior to him becoming speaker. this is a brand new dynamic in which there's no history there to work with. there's no level of trust. there's no past dealings they can turn back to for -- to rely on. johnson is facing an enormous amount of pressure from the freedom caucus inside the house. that's where he is stuck between a political rock and a hard place. >> tara, how much of an impediment could this relationship be in a situation like this? do you see any indication that he could -- i'm talking about speaker johnson -- make a decision apart from the right flank of his party? >> that's where lack of capital comes into play. speaker johnson was an unknown before he rose to this incredibly powerful position. he's on an island within his own leadership corp. in years past there's always been a certain amount of good faith efforts for the most part when it comes to major policy discussions, like something as important as ukraine funding and funding for foreign policy issues. we used to say back when congress was functi

i just love what speaker johnson did today, happy valentine's today, speaker mike johnson.ouse gop leadership news conference, mr. johnson said he wants to show valentine's day love for the american people, by securing u.s. borders before ponying up another 100 billion in foreign aid to other countries. wow. we have a sound on that? all right. let's hear it. let's hear what he says. >> the american people are not feeling very loved right now. it's time for washington to start showing some love to americans. on valentine's day this is good day to point this out. listen to the american people and their needs and take action. larry: i just love that i feel more love now than before. if that weren't spectacular enough here is speaker johnson on the house bill itself coming right up. take a listen. >> to be clear here again this morning, the republican-led house will not be jammed or forced into passing a foreign aid bill that was opposed by most republican senators and does nothing to secure our own border. larry: all right. this is spot on. i just love this stuff. this is love

i urge speaker johnson to immediately bring this up for a vote in the house, immediately.re is no doubt that the senate bill, if brought before the house , will pass, and the speaker knows it. so, i urge the speaker to allow the full house to speak. their opinion and not allow the minority of the most extremist voices in the room to block this bill from even being put to a vote. this is a critical step, which the house of representatives has to do. the draft law must be adopted. it provides emergency funding for ukraine so they can continue to defend themselves against putin's terrifying onslaught. we've all seen the horror stories of recent weeks. ukrainian soldiers without artillery. shells, ukrainian units saving ammunition to protect ukrainian families, they are worried that the next russian strike could plunge them into darkness forever, or worse, this...

>> do you trust speaker johnson? i have to trust >> i have to trust >> but we will see the stakes here. >> if us aid to ukraine stops does that increase russia's chances of winning? >> yes, of course of course and russians on the stand and they do ever seen by, you know, what the information it's part of the weapon and russian weapon there were throngs on it and while i was surprised that they are strong, even in the united states, in the eu, all over the world, it's true. they put a lot of money to this. >> the bill is very high, billions. and of course, they raise up this rigged up this topic through the society's different societies. and of course, they understand that it will have big influence on the battlefield, on the morality of his, of putin's murders. his soldiers because he knows that their morality is very low. because during two years, they didn't have real victories on the battlefield. they just destroyed villages and some of our cities, but they couldn't occupied mostly they couldn't occupy our big cit

president biden and house speaker johnson also had their first tat-tat conversation. hey are optimistic that it will be able to congress can reach a deal, but time is running out. schumer also told the speaker that history was looking over his shoulder and he would regret not accepting funding for ukraine. all five of us, the president, the vice president, senate leader mccon, house minority leader jeffreys and myself, we all emphasized how vital this is to the united states. this is very, very important and we cannot afford to wait a month or two or 3 months. because we will probably lose the war and nato unity will fall apart, and this is at best, our the best allies will turn their backs on the united states and the most arrogant leaders, the arrogant autocrats of the world, the hands of putin, the presidents of north korea and iran will be untied, they will think that the united states is a soft, fat country that has lost its way, they will take advantage of this. especially after the conversation with president zelensky, you now heard president biden trying to rai

but speaker johnson just one month ago the time to ask is yesterday. republicans are singing a new tune suddenly is not so urgent. suddenly when you take even more time before we address the crisis. one hard right republican member of the house ridiculously suggested we wait until after november. this morning a member of the republican leadership was recently called for swift action now it says that action must wait until after the election, the next election. give me a break. today this is the new republican line on the border. what utter bunk senate might suggest this request for more time was a political ploy maybe aywe should take the republicans at their word. maybe we should take them at their word when there's nothing to agree to policies that will further enable joe biden. when they say let me tell you not willing to do much right now to help a democrat. that's why it's a gloomy day for that is why is the republican party is being thrown into this disrepute. the three of the bill. some will claim that will guarantees their amendments will be ac

speaker johnson seems to be not interested. this despite the fact there seems to be enough republicans and democrats if it were to make it to the house. have you and your colleagues discussed any effort to try to bring this discussion to the floor outside of the speaker, something along those lines? how urgent do you think this meet is? secondarily, if there is an emergent situation where the border package is something speaker johnson just won't move on, do you believe it should be separate from ukraine and israel in a second package? rep. jeffries: there are three steps of this process. first, we need to evaluate what comes out of the senate, if an agreement is reached. have a family discussion about the best way to proceed, if there is legislation before us■ sent over from the united states senate. and third, enter into a course of action designed to make sure we are delivering results and solving problems for the american people as opposed to playing partisan political games. for months the american people were lectured by

in terms of aid for ukraine, washington is waiting to see what move speaker johnson will now make. in yesterday's meeting emphasized ukraine's dire need for aid. they pushed that message to the house speaker, but johnson for his part says the house is looking into it, but its first priority remains securing the border. take a listen to what the leaders had to say after the meeting. >> the other big priority for our country, of course, is the funding of our government. and we have been working in good faith around the clock every single day for months and weeks and over the last several days quite literally around the clock to get that job done. we're very optimistic. i hope that the other leaders came out here and told you the same. >> the meeting on ukraine was one of the most intense i've ever encounter in my many meetings in the oval office. >> i think we're getting close on the first four bills. hopefully that won't require another short-term cr. and hope springs eternal. >> joining us now co-founder of punch bowl news anna palmer. she's also an msnbc contributor. morning. good

and today that man, the speaker of the house, mike johnson was cornered by the president. did the united states and his fellow top congressional leaders at what, at, what is being called by the senate majority leader of one of the most intense meetings he's ever been to in the oval office will have more on that. plus it was the site of one of the most brutal atrocities of the russian invasion. bodies tied up and shot rapes, mass killings. cnn's christiane and i want poor returns to bucha, ukraine two years later, leading this hour, we are very close to learning whether president biden has a major problem in a crucial battleground state the final primary before super tuesday is underway in michigan, and there's a movement against biden within his own party over the ongoing war in gaza, joining us now from waterford, michigan is cnn correspondent omar jimenez. omar, what are you hearing on the ground from voters, especially any voters who are going to vote uncommitted to protest biden's policy vis-a-vis israel and gaza yes. >> so we've heard a wide range from a lot of differ

on the others, speaker johnson.he thinks, has a problem they have not decided what to do in the house. you could hear that optimism, but complicated tone as the leaders walked out. >> the meeting on ukraine was one of the most intense i have ever encountered in my many meetings at the oval office. the overwhelming sentiment was we have to do ukraine now. there are other issues we should address, but not now. we want a fixed border. it was also clear the speaker did not give a reason why you had to do one before the other. >> the other big priority for the country's funding of our government. we have been working around the clock every single day for months and weeks and over the last several days, quite literally around-the-clock, to get that job done. we are optimistic. i hope the leaders came out and told you the same. >> you can hear they are testing each other. one thing they are going up against is the history. let's look at the funding problems. here's what happened in september. they passed seven weeks of fun

to not aid ukraine, not continue to at every sunday show this morning making the case against speaker johnson. now what's also is the pressure internally within his own conference you heard from patrick mcenry as a congressman is retiring the chairman who's a temporary speaker, you'll recall after kevin mccarthy was ousted and he is making very clear, i talked to him a little bit more in depth about johnson's challenges in his handling of all these issues. and this is how he responded >> we need to get into the mode of getting things done, not putting things and pushing off in the future future. or where did you about the shutdown? in fact, that you guys are coming back here with only three days to avoid one. >> we can avoid it, but it's time to get on with the deal rather than the other and we can do it with the problem is he'd been just too indecisive. is that your view of things? >> we need the speaker to be better >> as a house republican i want him to succeed. >> was it a good idea from to kill the bipartisan senate border deal? >> look, i think you have to bank policy wherever and whene

that was house speaker mike johnson there speaking the morning after republicans lost a seat out on long island, which reduces their already razor thin majority in the house by one. interestingly enough, how speaker mike johnson tried to turn that around and says yes, it's somehow the democratic victory was a loss for them. he said that and, or that it doesn't matter, it doesn't signify anything even though the democrat did run on immigration. and the fact that house republicans have spiked recently the compromise measures to address the situation at the border. one other interesting thing, house speaker mike johnson did at the very top of his news conference and then towards the end, the very first thing he brought up were issues about president biden's age. that's obviously something that republicans, i'm talking about for some time. but since the special counsel report from robert hur out last week it's now something you are hearing almost in an official way from republicans, like house speaker mike johnson trying to make an issue wherever and whenever he can with us now, cnn senior p

president biden and house speaker johnson also had their first tat-tat conversation.tic that congress can reach a deal, but time is running out. sumer also told the speaker that history was looking over his shoulder, and he would regret it if he did not accept funding for ukraine. u.s.a. this is very, very important, and we cannot afford to wait a month or two or 3 months, because we will probably lose the war and nato unity will fall apart, and that is the best case scenario. our best allies will turn their backs on the united states, and our most brazen leaders will. remind them of the strength of nato's partnership and the importance of american influence in democracies around the world. however, we have now become witness this fight, and the republicans are allowing more and more ukrainians to die every day because they are delaying the release of aid. people living in free countries around the world were inspired by the courage of ukrainians and their willingness to die for democracy. if we abandon them, what message will vladimir putin receive? putin expects to

>> speaker johnson has said repeatedly that he supports ukraine funding.sat with him and the secretary-general of nato and president zelenskyy where he has made statements of his commitment to ensure that the eight gets to ukraine. -- aid gets to ukraine. have another issues for getting it out. as a result of meetings that took place this weekend, congress will be placing this at number one. to make sure this aid gets out of congress and get into the hands of those who are fighting for democracy. anchor: what does that look like? separating out of the border measures package from the ukrainian funding? >> i think there will be separate votes for the different elements because there are individuals who support some of the packages and not all of the packages. in the end, this will be one package and it needs to get to the president's desk. anchor: for all you said about speaker johnson's being committed, they have failed to schedule a vote on this. has he given you any indication of a timeline for when that might happen? >> this is been a difficult path lar

there was real progress made, but boy, incredibly clear that there was so much pressure placed on speaker johnson in this heating pressure, there from congressional leadership at the white house, pressure from his own conference members repeatedly threatening to fire him as speaker. essentially, if he provides aid to ukraine without some kind of solution for the border, mj lee from the white house. thank you so much. let's pivot to cnn's lauren fox. lauren, what are you hearing? from folks on the hill about the likelihood of something getting done by friday? >> yeah. obviously, this meeting is incredibly consequential because the fact that this is not really a fight between republicans and democrats in the traditional way. this has been a stand off to getting these four for bills finalized really between the senate and the house. and that is why having these leaders in one room really starting to square off against johnson and making it clear to him what is at stake on ukraine. what does that stake when it comes to government funding was going to be a really important moment for potentially getti

the onus now falls on speaker johnson to quickly pass this bill. and house republicans on the bill, itled this gift to vladimir putin, it would be a betrayal of our allies and partners to abandon our military personnel, and as i said, i am confident that once this bill reaches the house of representatives, it will have bipartisan support. many democrats and republicans in the house know that we must keep our promises to help ukraine. if this bill does not pass the house of representatives, it will send a signal not only to our allies and partners, but to possible adversaries that the united states cannot be trusted to believe that we are not interested in being leaders on the world stage, that we are unable to keep our promises to our allies and partners who are fighting critical battles. israel is fighting for its existence, ukrainians are also fighting for their democracy. a major bipartisan victory, the bill now heads to the house, where republicans including speaker mike johnson oppose it. the foreign aid bill approved by the senate says nothing about the the main problem facing ou

speaker johnson has to decide what he wants his legacy to be.s he want to go out these last few months as donald trump's subservient campaign manager? nor does he want to serve as the speaker of the house, in a moment of crisis, in meet the moral moment that we are in? >> yeah, it's contradictory in what you said there, there is one person, will play a soundbite right now from congresswoman nancy mace, who said this morning, she's oppose this bill because of bidens, quote, failed mission in ukraine. listen to this. >> they want to say that republicans are pro putin, pro russia. nothing could be further from the truth. who we really are, it's pro america. our citizens in our national security. the one thing he did not hear jake sullivan or joe biden say today, or really ever, is dividing our mission in ukraine. they have yet to define that mission, they have yet to set the strategy. they have yet to articulate how are we going to get out of the situation? if we have the answer, we'd be talking about it. perhaps there would be more support for it.

pass this that if it went to the floor, it would have the votes to pass, and he's suggesting speaker johnsonour reporting, from you and your colleagues, are there enough votes to get it through? >> right now republicans are falling behind speaker mike johnson, so whether or not there might be on the floor a hundred republicans that might support this foreign aid bill, it's just not reality. it's not how the houseworks. they're going to say we're going to take a few republicans here with majorities and pass bills and i think you would see speaker johnson not having a job in that case. >> and speaker johnson's majority just got smaller. former congressman tom suozzi won a special election out there on long island mchb give us your take-aways as to what last night's election means, lessons we can glean from it for november. and just how much harder is it going to be for republicans in the house now? >> yeah, it's hard to take away, you know, a special election as a bellworth for much larger patterns, but i do think what a lot of people looking at the tea leaves here about what tom suozzi campai

speaker johnson has a big decision to make.al with democrats other other republican who want to govern and keep the government open, but of course that begs the question of is his job safe. >> let's spend time there on speaker johnson who has frankly struggled in his new post, having trouble getting basic bills passed and as you laid out well, faces a real dilemma on his future. what's the latest you heard with republicans what johnson might do? how safe is his job? >> jonathan lsh let's set the scene and give context. this is the third time he's up in the funding dead line and has to make a decision of shutdown or a deal with the democrats. the two previous times johnson was in the predicament he ended up cutting a deal with democrats to pass a continuing resolution and buy more time to finish out these full year negotiation. he's now faced with that same question, but hard liners are really throwing down the gauntlet and digging in their heels. and they're frustrated with speaker johnson. like i said the two previous times he

speaker johnson has been given a pass. he was criticized for using some of the same tactics coming together with democrats that former speaker mccarthy used, and ultimately got ousted for. members have been patient, but now they have lost two high profile votes on the house floor. by the way, while speaker johnson was presiding. >> how does that happen? don't they, like -- >> it is very rare in the house. the house tends to be a lot more scripted than the senate. the senate there is a lot more free form because the rules are different. the house, the majority party usually controls everything. so the speaker was presiding, apparently he knew that they were going to lose those votes and decided to proceed anyway. so a lot of house republicans are scratching their heads here and saying what is going on? why are we being led down this path? >> is it that the republicans are being led down that path by the speaker or the speaker being led down a path of chaos and no productivity by the house members? >> well, and, of course, t

they would probably have to do that and go around speaker johnson. question is what that topple his speakership or not? they say they are serious. when will johnson take action on ukraine? he said they will move in a timely manner. i would have to look that up in a dictionary because who knows what that means? geoff: we expected action this week in the impeachment trial of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. at one point, the plan was for the senate to get the articles of impeachment delivered, they have to be walked over from the house chamber to the senate chamber. that didn't happen. where do things stand? lisa: this is another thread tied in with everything else. house republicans are pushing that back because they could have a partial shutdown this week. they think an impeachment of an officer of the united states would not look good. however, there are some senate republicans saying they want to make sure there will be a trial. here's the number two senate republican john thune today. >> i believe the senate needs to hold a trial. i

president biden is meeting at the white house with house speaker mike johnson and the three other top leaders from both parties, both houses, amid the debate over domestic spend, critical military aid has not even reached the house floor. because of opposition from the speaker and hard right republicans listening to donald trump. here is what president biden said about ukraine moments ago. >> ukraine, i think the need is urgent. i hope we speak to that a little bit. i think the consequence of inaction every day in ukraine is dire. >> ryan nobles joins me now. ryan, where do things stand? what hope can you give us? >> reporter: the one thing that we can say for sure, andrea, is that congress seems poised to deal with the spending problem that they have before they deal with the national security supplemental. that means they want to clear the deck and avoid a government shutdown before they even begin the real conversations around funding for israel and ukraine. they are not there quite yet on avoiding at least a partial government shutdown friday. there's a couple of issues within the

and speaker mike johnson has said he's in no rush to move it. and of course, there is still on that two-week recess. but some of the senators who voted against that republican senators, including jd vance have been making claims that they don't believe even if it did pass that, it would fundamentally change what's happening on the battlefield for ukraine, how they are faring against the russians two years into this war. and we asked president zelenskyy for his response to that claim. senator jd vance, who was in munich at the security conference but didn't meet with you? he said that even if you got the 60 billion in aid, it is not going to fundamentally change the reality on the battlefield what's your response to that? >> i'm not trying that he understands what's going on here we don't need any rhetoric of from people who are not deeply in the, you know, in the war so to understand it is to come to the frontline to she was going on to speak with the people than to go to civilians to understand what will be with them. and that what will be done

i think speaker johnson has seven more seats than democrats right now. which means you can only afford to lose three republicans, anyone vote. there are even republicans who say they, ms santos, because he was a republican vote, how big a role could this one seat play? >> well, it can play a very significant role. this is a maybe a local special election, but it has overriding national consequences if tom suozzi wins, speaker johnson's margin is cait even further. it's down to a few votes and we saw what happens when you can't count on your margin when they fail to impeach secretary mayorkas last week. so it's a real psychological blow. it creates a math problem for republicans on the floor of the house. and it establishes a narrative for democrats going into the national election >> so you have said that your own party, the democratic party's complacency is how you lost this congressional district in the last election, a district that joe biden won by eight points was the election of santos and effective wake-up call for your party to get back in the ga

only i think under orders from candidate trump that speaker johnson shot down, >> you think democrats should run on that issue? the fact that donald trump and house speaker mike johnson discouraged the senate from passing that compromise measure. >> i think he gave the american public that credited deserves, they can figure this out and they understand that there are issues, but they can clearly see that there were opportunities to address it. and that the republicans who asked for these things republicans who wrote the bill voted against their own bill in the senate. so i think you'd give him credit. but as we remember, it's the economy stupid, right? that was the line we always learn from i think the fact that this is an extraordinarily strong economy and again, the issue of choice are out there. i think those are all factors in the the american people leaning democratic >> all right, and this is all connected to, foreign aid specifically aid to ukraine. and there's this $95,000,000,000, 4.8 package. the senate passed, which includes $60 billion for ukraine. that house speaker mike

speaker johnson has already promised that... of assistance to ukraine will not pass the lower house of congress. the purpose of the security bill was to secure the american border before sending additional financial aid to anyone in the world. this is what the american people demand and deserve. now, in the absence of any immigration policy changes from the senate, the house of representatives will have to work on these important issues on its own. in general, judging by the mood of the speaker, the lower house will not even consider financing ukraine for now. won't decide how to stop illegal immigrants at the american border, even pressure from the white house is unlikely to help here, although president biden is trying. after the vote in the senate, he personally addressed the congressmen. this is about trump supporters in congress. the problem for biden is that among the republicans in the lower house, they are in the majority, and speaker johnson is also one of them. biden is now trying to sign them all up as russia's allies

chuck schumer told me in a private meeting between speaker johnson and mitch mcconnell, the speaker couldarious position when it comes to keeping control of the gaggle. later today the house is going to come back, trying once again to impeach the homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas after failing last week about 12 hours after the senate passed this aid package with 22 republicans passing leader mcconnell, saying history will record that the senate did not blink. of course, he had hard-line republicans to deal with in the senate himself, but certainly with those 22 republicans, nearly half the conference ended up voting for this bill. mcconnell won out in this battle, but we'll see what happens in the house. >> this bipartisan legislation got 70 votes, not just democrats. republican tom tillis of north carolina said the speaker is going to have to decide where he wants to be in this chapter of history, talking to speaker mike johnson, his fellow republican, saying this legislation needs to pass. you mentions secretary mayorkas. steve scalise is back now. he was getting cancer tr

start with you, and get your reaction to what former congresswoman liz cheney was saying about speaker johnsonput a speakership on the line, to be on the right side of history? >> well, mike johnson says that god picked him to be speaker. maybe that's true, maybe it's not, but we do know that vladimir putin picked donald trump to be president. and we also are pretty confident that god didn't pick vladimir putin. so this is really a historical moment. i think this is going to have repercussions for the next generation, in really unimaginable. this thing will pass, if they bring it up. i don't know mike johnson, i don't know what kind of person he is. i know that he says he has supported ukraine. but this is not theoretical, you basically are asking how many ukrainians, innocent men, women and children, and brave soldiers fighting, are going to have to die for mike johnson's conscience? and it's as stark as that. it is a moment unlike any we have had since pearl harbor, in america. >> >> if we do not defend ukraine, russia will certainly murder many more innocent ukrainians, and could very well

when will speaker johnson respond to calls from ukraine and its partners and be ready to consider theyiv? our congress correspondent kateryna lisynova asked him personally about this. 23 european leaders are calling on you to approve aid to ukraine, do you have an answer for them? the house is looking at all the available options and we will come back to that as soon as the government gets the funding. it is most likely the end of march. according to the agreement reached by the legislators, they must approve the budget by march 22, but the house of representatives is already considering an alternative kind. option: put aid to ukraine to a vote bypassing speaker mike johnson through a special petition. this requires 218 votes. in response to kateryna lisynova's question at the press conference , the democratic congressmen confirmed that such an option is being considered, although they insist that the best and fastest option would be if the bill was brought to a vote by the speaker. house democratic leaders , congresswoman clarke and congressman jeffrey. both indicated that all option

the president even spending one-on-one time with republican house speaker mike johnson.jia jiang is at the white house. >> reporter: president biden told congressional leaders this morning that the time to send ukraine more money is now. >> i think the consequences of inaction every day in ukraine are dire. >> reporter: house speaker mike johnson, who has refused to allow a vote on new funding for ukraine, was pressed by everyone in the room, including his republican colleague, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. >> the meeting on ukraine was one of the most intense i have ever encountered in my many meetings in the oval office. >> what made this meeting one of the most intense you've ever had here? >> the urgency of supporting ukraine and the consequences to the people of america. >> reporter: but speaker johnson came out of the meeting undeterred, insisting on action to address the southern border first. >> we must take of america's needs first. when you talk about america's needs, you have to talk first about our open border. >> reporter: another top focus today,

has just listened to donald trump time in, time out, and there'd be no bill if speaker johnson continued to listen to president trump, and that's all he's done. >> leader schumer finish. >> yes. >> did you have a plan for what would happen if secretary mayorkas is impeached in the house -- [inaudible] >> well, let's see what happens what the house first does. >> i mean, that that's my question -- >> let's see what the house first does. [inaudible conversations] >> would you move to dismiss? >> let's just see what the house first does. >> we'll have a fair amendment process, and and i promise -- and no leader, i did more in my two year as majority if leader, we did more amendment as than under the four years of the trump administration. ..

and speaker johnson is, look, he is trying to do, i'm sure he is trying to do what he can do after goinggh so many speakers on the republican side. but it's, it's the same menu with a different waiter. the republican party is in chaos, and mike johnson has no ability to control that extreme right wing of his party. >> the same menu with a different waiter, i'm going to remember that one. congresswoman privilege i paul, thank you for coming to the sunday show. >> and turning now to the escalating tensions in the middle east. houthi militants in yemen are vowing to retaliate for last night's airstrikes by the united states and great britain. both countries issued a statement confirming that the strikes hit 36 targets in 13 locations across yemen. the attacks are a response to the houthis continued assaults on important shipping lanes in the red sea. the strikes were separate from friday's u.s. airstrikes on iranian-backed targets in syria and iraq, which were in retaliation to the drone attack that killed three american soldiers in jordan last sunday. earlier today on meet the press, natio

speaker johnson obediently changed his tune. you may remember without an appropriations bill, for example , would have been border security. he said those are two things that will be handled together. that was johnson. so, i would like to address the republican claims right here right g now. they want amendments to go on the bill, we will give you amendments. they want sometimes go on the bill. we can spend time debating it. vote no says you do not want to debate or move forward with the bill. it is a rejection. a rejection that flies in the face of what the american people want. totally. they wanted 72 hours. many of the people who signed the letterrs saying give us 72 hours came out against the bill long before the 72 hours was a tiered so, to the republicans, we will give you amendments. we will give you some time. stay here as long as it takes. but go on the bill. vote yes. we can debate. >> like senator schumer and my colleagues, i am very frustrated by what we have seen from our republican colleagues. i am proud to support

if it passes the senate it would be enunconscionable for speaker johnson not to bring it up. not just border security, but also support for israel, support for taiwan, support for ukraine, fight of course the frontlines of the free world. that deserves a vote for the historical record to allow america to meet the moment we are in right now. speaker johnson now, with his recent proposal on standalone israel funding, is playing politics with israel security for a second time in his short tenure. last time he was asking for irs cuts. this time, he is trying to undercut a border security deal. republicans have to ask why they are so comfortable playing politics when israel is at war with the jewish democratic state security. >> look, as you mentioned, it is an election year, which obviously puts many different lenses on a deal like this. we are seeing that intersection, politics, policy, which sometimes is not pretty. on president biden's side, he politically is trying to strike a balance where he can appease some republicans on border security while keeping support from democrat

biden: i urge house -- speaker johnson to bring it to the floor immediately. is no question of a senate bill was put on the floor in the house of representatives, it would pass. it would pass. for republicans in congress who think they can oppose funding for ukraine and not be held accountable, history is watching. history is watching. history is watching. failure to support ukraine at this critical moment will never be forgotten. >> let's take a look at the bill. it allocates $95 billion in aid for america's national security interest. $60 billion is earmarked for kyiv, $14 billion for israel, $10 billion for humanitarian efforts including gaza, and the rest for other allies. not all democrats praised the bill. some criticize the measure because of concerns over supporting iael's offensive in gaza. tuesday's supplemental is a stripped down version of the $118 billion package voted on last week after criticism from former president trump and mr. johnson. zelensky applauded passage of the bill writing, for us in ukraine, continued u.s. assistance helps save hum

regrettably, speaker johnson has already dismissed the senate bill as a status quo measure. madam speaker, this is a missed opportunity. members of this house should have the right to vote on a package of ukraine funding, israel funding, and greater security funding for our southern border. on the issue of ukraine funding in particular, this political impasse comes at the great expense of u.s. national security, international peace, and the freedom of the ukrainian people. it also follows repeated warnings from the biden administration that the failure to enact additional aid will kneecap ukraine on the bottlefield. it will allow putin, an autocratic dictator, to prevail. and simply pave wait for a russian mill -- pave the way for the russian military committee. with the ukrainian armed forces now desperately rationing munitions, he quotes, we'll have to get this done. if we do not move we'll be abandoning ukraine. the ukrainian people deserve better. they are valiantly defending their country against relentless campaigns of state sponsored terrorism that the united states re

they're pushing forward as well was speaker johnson can't get out the way the job is too big for speaker johnson. >> yeah. brandon judd said that they liked it, but republicans seem to say they did not. bakari sellers, geoff duncan, thank you both up next for us here tonight on the source, it wasn't big day for democrats and a key swing state new maps, i could actually up in not just the balance of power, wisconsin but also potentially nationwide news night with abby phillip. next on cnn >> start your day with nature me. >> the number >> one farmers and recommended vitamin supplement brand for muscle cramps and spasms. what's your mood? the hercules make the move to pharaoh works for fast muscle relief, safe, gentle, and absorbs quickly for relief >> fair awards, >> works, try thorough works, and yet back at it if you're like, i was, you're tired of worn out plastic mats under your office chair. they dent in crack and they're uncomfortable to roll on. i found a premium alternative a glass chairman, by the trazodone. i liked it so much. i bought the company i'm george pardo, president of

manu, it looks like the speaker, speaker johnson is presiding right now. he's in the speaker's chair. what does that suggest? >> it means he's going to bang the gavel closed any minute here. typically on big votes the speaker is the one who does it. otherwise, they have a designee who goes up to the diet and bangs the gavel closed. he probably was expecting this to pass because we did not know the exact nature of the absences here, but he's under pressure, as you can see. there's a lot of stress on the floor when things are taking an unpredictable turn on the house floor, you see this drama play out right in front of your eye. that's exactly what's happening here. they're probably trying to figure out what they should do? they can keep the vote open as long as they want. they are the majority. five minute vote. technically it should have been done several minutes ago. they can decide to keep this open for hours if they wanted to. we'll see. maybe if they can't convince those three republicans, one of those three republicans to vote yes, then it will be time