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With McCarthy Out, Next Speaker To Have Large Role In Fate Of Future Ukraine Aid

With McCarthy Out, Next Speaker To Have Large Role In Fate Of Future Ukraine Aid
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) listen to a strategic brief during a congressional delegation visit, Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, April 11, 2022. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Joshua Linfoot, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

The next speaker of the House, after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was forced out on Tuesday, is set to have a significant role in the fate of future security assistance for Ukraine as opposition to further aid continues to grow among conservative lawmakers. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a Freedom Caucus member, announced their intent on Wednesday to seek the speakership, with the former having been mostly supportive of Ukraine aid efforts while the…

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