• Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    and Democrats got everything they wanted

    Except funding for Ukraine and a better timeframe.

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      This deadline is longer than the previous funding bill’s deadline and the added attention on the Israel-Hamas conflict has given factions on both sides something to compromise on: No funding for Ukraine in exchange for no funding for Israel. It’s a bit weird, but it worked out for Johnson.