House Freedom Caucus Warns Johnson Against Attaching Ukraine to Israel Funding

The group said that using the crisis prompted by Iran’s unprecedented attack this weekend to pass Ukraine funding would be a ‘bogus justification.’

Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, speaks alongside fellow members during a press conference on the government spending bill, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 22, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Republicans in the House Freedom Caucus are warning House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) not to use the ongoing crisis in Israel as an excuse to push additional Ukraine funding through the lower chamber.

In an April 15 statement, the House Freedom Caucus said that, while it “stands unequivocally with Israel,” attempting to use the crisis prompted by Iran’s unprecedented attack this weekend to pass Ukraine funding would be a “bogus justification.”