What does a change in House speaker mean for Ukraine aid?
CBSN
The future of aid to Ukraine hangs in the balance as House Republicans debate who will be their next speaker.
The selection of a successor to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will play a big role in funding the U.S. provides to Ukraine. The White House and many lawmakers want additional funding to be passed while Congress will be hammering out its spending bills to avoid a mid-November government shutdown. But for now, Congress is paralyzed without an elected speaker.
Ukraine has become an increasingly contentious issue in the Republican conference, where hardline conservatives hold outsized sway. Over the weekend, the House passed a measure to temporarily fund the government until mid-November, but only after Republicans dropped $6 billion in Ukraine aid.
