U.S. congress members are scheduled to leave Washington, D.C. on Thursday for a three-week holiday break as Biden administration officials on Dec. 13 called on House Speaker Mike Johnson to keep chamber in session until a deal on Ukraine aid is reached, the Missouri Independent reported. “Speaker Johnson has said the House will leave tomorrow without fixing the border, without funding Israel, without funding urgent needs in Ukraine,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said. With just $1 billion remaining, funding for Ukraine is expected to run out within one month if lawmakers do not a…