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Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is again taking GOP Speaker Mike Johnson to the woodshed – although this time not by name – for refusing to put on the floor for a vote the Senate’s bipartisan bill that would provide critical aid to Ukraine. Some political experts have said the legislation would easily pass by a wide margin, and others have blasted the Speaker for his refusal, noting his history as a backbencher of voting against supporting Ukraine. One week ago McConnell told reporters, “I want to encourage the Speaker again to allow a vote – let the House speak” on the Senat…

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