As Ukraine aid languishes, 15 House members work on end run to approve funds

Standing next to the roaring fireplace in the lobby off the House floor, GOP Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska paused and then said of the effort to pass Ukraine funding in the House, "I think we're playing a pretty good game of chess here."   

But it's unclear who makes the next move.

Bacon and 14 House colleagues are attempting an unorthodox, novel and — critics say — a long-shot effort to force a vote to provide emergency financial aid to Ukraine. The bipartisan group of House members have signed a formal "discharge petition" to help provide billions of dollars in aid for war-torn Ukraine, where money and munitions are in dwindling supply.