{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2023/10/sen-johnson-joins-gop-colleagues-in-demanding-aid-package-to-israel-be-kept-separate-from-ukraine-funding", "Sen. Johnson Joins GOP Colleagues in Demanding Aid Package to Israel be Kept Separate from Ukraine Funding", "2023-10-20", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2013 On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and seven of their Senate GOP colleagues in a letter to Senate Leadership requesting any federal assistance to Israel not be leveraged for more Ukraine funding. It has beenreported that President Biden plans to pair tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine with any new request for federal assistance for Israel.\n\nIn the letter, the senators highlighted that these are two separate and unrelated conflicts that cannot be considered as a \u201cpackage deal.\u201d Any attempt to give additional money to Ukraine risks complicating the process and prolonging the time it will take to get aid to our ally Israel.\n\n\u201cWe write today in the wake of over 1,400 Israeli civilians and at least 30 American citizens having been killed over the last week after brutal Hamas terrorists invaded Israel,\u201dthe senators wrote.\n\n\u201cIn response to these developments, it is critical we give prompt consideration to any request for financial aid or other material support requested by Israel. Based on the breadth of responses from members of Congress, there is a shared urgency to consider such a request,\u201dthe letter continues.\n\n\u201cThat being said, we know there will no doubt be efforts to attach any funding to Israel to more aid to Ukraine, in excess of the already $113 billion Congress has provided to Ukraine,\u201dthe senators continued. \u201cThese are two separate and unrelated conflicts and it would be wrong to leverage support of aid to Israel in attempt to get additional aid for Ukraine across the finish line.\u201d\n\n\u201cFurthermore, it would be irresponsible and we should not risk a government shutdown by bundling these priorities together and thus complicating the process and lessening the likelihood of a funding package,\u201dthe senators wrote.\n\n\u201cWe urge you to keep separate attempts to provide military aid to Israel from additional funds to Ukraine or other matters,\u201d the letter concludes.\n\nSens. Johnson and Marshall were joined on this letter by Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.).\n\nRead more about the senators\u2019 letter in theNew York Post.\n\nFull text of the letter can be foundhere.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2023/10/sen-johnson-joins-gop-colleagues-in-demanding-aid-package-to-israel-be-kept-separate-from-ukraine-funding"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8771160393953323, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}