Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell [R-KY] says failure to pass a Ukraine aid bill would amount to what he calls “strategic and moral malpractice.” McConnell is ramping up pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to pass the Ukraine aid bill the Senate passed almost two months ago. He says failure to do so -quote-“risks condemning Ukraine and undermining our own national interest,” He’s  also opposed to alternative funding methods to appease fiscal conservatvies. Ideas like giving the aid in the form of a loan. McConnell notes that even the smallest change could delay passage of the bill by weeks.