Speaker Johnson Violated ‘Hastert Rule’ With Aid Package as Over Half of GOP Conference Opposed It: Political Analyst

The $95-billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan passed in a House vote at the weekend. Jeff Crouere, a political analyst and TV and radio host, tells NTD that with its passage, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is violating the Hastert Rule—which requires that the speaker does not schedule floor votes for bills that lack support from the majority of their own party’s House representatives.