President Biden has met with the newly elected Speaker of the House. On his first full day on the job, Speaker Mike Johnson came here to the White House for a meeting with President Biden and the Democratic House leader. They discussed the president’s request for nearly 106-billion dollars for Israel, Ukraine, and other national […]
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Biden meets with new House Speaker to discuss Israel, Ukraine aid
President Biden has met with the newly elected Speaker of the House. On his first full day on the job, Speaker Mike Johnson came here to the White House for a meeting with President Biden and the Democratic House leader. They discussed the president’s request for nearly 106-billion dollars for Israel, Ukraine, and other national security needs. Until now, Johnson and the president had no relationship. After returning to the Capitol, Johnson said “it was a productive meeting” and told reporters he enjoyed his visit with the president.