1 Apparently it was too much to ask. Republicans taking control for the House and holding the purse strings and, maybe, closing the it, was too much of an ask. Republicans elected a Speaker last year and then another Speaker and got down to work. They managed to do just about everything the Democrats asked. Speaker Johnson vowed to take action and hold the line. Then, he didn’t. He rolled. Speaker Johnson passed, on holding the line. Billions more for Ukraine’s border. Not a dime for our own. The border (our border) remains a sieve. Illegal Aliens flow over our southern border with alacrity. No big deal. But Putin’s invasion of the Ukrainian border has been met with billions of US dollars sent to Ukraine. Sure, a lot of it has gone to war-fighting, but a fair amount has gone to lining the pockets of Ukrainian thugs in and out of their government. If Ukrainians learned anything when they were in the Soviet orbit, it was how to grift and pocket money. Speaker Johnson is the workhorse/work-elephant for the Democrats. Instead of fining democrats for waving flags, the House Sergeant at Arms just called and said I will be fined $500 if I don’t delete this video post. Mike Johnson really wants to memory hole this betrayal of America. https://t.co/5DPWoo4cLw — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 23, 2024 A Republican takes video of Democrats collectively waving the flag of foreign country on the floor of House? Fine him. Shameful.