Pelosi: Dems Working On Plan To Force Ukraine Aid To House Floor

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After Speaker MAGA-Mike Johnson put out a statement vowing to kill the Senate's foreign aid bill as he continues to take direction from Dear Leader Trump, Nancy Pelosi told CNN that Leader Jeffries hasn't ruled out using a discharge petition to force a vote on the House floor.

Here's the statement from Johnson:

🚨NEWS -- @SpeakerJohnson effectively quashes the Senate's foreign aid bill. He says the House will "work its own will" on these issues. pic.twitter.com/TyXg6aIcPV

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) February 13, 2024

Pelosi also proceeded to give Johnson a lesson in counting votes and building consensus, none of which I expect to be heeded by Johnson. Here's the exchange with Pelosi and CNN's Anderson Cooper:

COOPER: As you know, the senate was working through the weekend to try to make progress on a foreign aid bill with assistance to Ukraine and Israel. Do you think Speaker Johnson will bring that bill to the House floor if it passes the Senate?

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