House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson unveiled a continuing resolution proposal to avert the looming government shutdown.
In a statement on the "Two-step continuing resolution," Johnson did not seem opposed to additional funding for Ukraine.
"This two-step continuing resolution is a necessary bill to place House Republicans in the best position to fight for conservative victories. The bill will stop the absurd holiday-season omnibus tradition of massive, loaded up spending bills introduced right before the Christmas recess," Johnson said.
There are already a handful of Republicans who are skeptical of Johnson's proposal to keep the government funded.
A Democratic leadership source told ABC News that Johnson knew he needed Democratic votes, so he moved in their direction by not including cuts and not placing defense funding in the first deadline.
Just last week, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries threw cold water on the idea of laddered CR. According to prior reports, it appears Johnson is backing off impeachment of Joe Biden.
According to The Washington Post contributor Jacqueline Alemany, House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared to agree with moderate Republicans in a closed-door meeting that there's less of a political imperative to impeach Joe Biden.
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