Mitch McConnell: The Underminer

While Johnson's views on Ukraine are more in line with the rank and file House Republican, Johnson also told Hannity that "We have a responsibility-a stewardship responsibility-over the precious treasure of the American people, and we have to make sure that the White House is providing the people with some accountability for the dollars." After the House spent three weeks searching for a speaker nominee that could court enough Republican votes to earn a majority on the floor, it's no surprise that Johnson, who has objected to additional Ukraine aid in the past, basically represents the conference median with respect to Ukraine.

Though a lot of the Republican conference in the Senate maintains support for Ukraine, "I think we have a lot of questions on Ukraine," Scott continued.

"If the Biden administration's case for additional Ukraine aid is not strong enough to stand on its own, then packaging them is an insulting request to lay before Congress. It is unreasonable for the administration to exploit an aid package for Israel to siphon off billions of taxpayer dollars in yet another blank check for Ukraine," Senator Mike Lee of Utah told TAC via email.

"Proponents of further Ukraine funding should be able to articulate how their massive financial demand on American taxpayers directly furthers the security interests of the United States," the Utah Senator added.

McConnell's insistence on tying Ukraine funding to anything and everything "Undermines Speaker Johnson's position," Paul told TAC. "You know, recent events have shown that it's difficult to become Speaker of the House, and it's sometimes difficult to remain Speaker of the House," Paul continued.

"Johnson has outlined publicly that he's going to do Israel aid alone, and he's going to pay for it, and I'm supportive of that position. Lumping them all together in the kitchen sink, putting tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine, for Taiwan, for border enforcement is not a conservative notion."

Pompeo released a statement Tuesday in support of providing more aid to Ukraine, claiming, "The United States must stand with Ukraine in its existential fight for national survival." His critique of the Biden administration's Ukraine policy is that it hasn't gone far enough: "The US and our allies should be accelerating the flow of weapons and ammunition to Kyiv to further decimate Russian military capabilities. The Biden administration should reverse its policy of denying weapons and adequate weapons supplies that would help Ukrainian forces end the fighting sooner than the current path we are on." 

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