Intensive consultations in America regarding the aid package to Ukraine and Israel

President Joe Biden will convene four senior members of Congress at the White House on Tuesday to push lawmakers to approve an emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel and avoid a government shutdown, according to a White House official. to press in the next month.

According to the Associated Press, the four senior members include House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

According to the White House official, who was not named, the president will discuss the urgency of passing a bipartisan aid package as well as legislation to keep the federal government operating until the end of September.

The Republican-led House of Representatives is under pressure to pass a $95 billion national security package that boosts aid to Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific. The legislation passed the Senate earlier this month by a vote of 70 to 29, but Johnson resisted bringing the aid bill to a vote in the House.

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday on ABC’s This Week that Speaker Johnson would have a strong bipartisan majority in favor of aid to Ukraine if he implements the bill. Sullivan emphasized that Ukrainians need weapons and ammunition to repel Russian forces.