In a rare display of bipartisanship, the House on Friday advanced a $95 billion foreign aid package targeting Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support, as a powerful coalition of lawmakers helped the House clear procedural hurdles to move forward on Final voting takes place this weekend.

Friday’s vote produced a rare result in a typically hyperpartisan fight, with Democrats helping Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan overwhelmingly advance 316 to 94. Final House approval could come by the end of the week, when the plan is sent to the Senate.

It’s a victory for the strategy Johnson launched this week after agonizing over the legislation for two months. Still, Johnson has had to make the rounds in conservative media over the past 24 hours in an effort to salvage support for wartime funding, especially for Ukraine, which faces a critical moment in its war with Russia and for his own work in an effort to oust him. As speakers grow.

“Ukrainians are in desperate need of lethal assistance right now. … We cannot allow Vladimir Putin to sweep through another country and occupy it,” Johnson told conservative hosts Mark Levin Show About the Russian President’s invasion of Ukraine. “These are very serious problems with global implications.”

Johnson said after the vote that while it was not “perfect legislation,” it was “the best product possible” given the slim Republican majority in one chamber of Congress.

After months of delays, Johnson this week resolved to push forward with a package that matches (but slightly modified) the one passed by the Senate in February, with the House working slowly and cautiously. President Joe Biden was quick to express support for the speaker’s plan, and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who opposes most overseas aid to Ukraine, took the rare step of not undermining the speaker’s work.

“The world is watching Congress’ actions. Passing this legislation will send a powerful message about the strength of American leadership at a critical time,” the White House said in a statement.

In an extremely rare step, members of the House Rules Committee joined forces in a near-midnight vote Thursday night, with four Democrats expressing support for procedural steps to overturn three hardline holdouts in the Republican majority and move the package to The bill was submitted to the House of Representatives for debate by a vote of 9 to 3. It was a moment unlike anything the House has seen in recent memory.

Democratic leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said he spoke with Johnson Thursday night to ensure the bill would win approval from the Rules Committee.

“It’s long past time for us to support our democratic allies,” Jeffries said after the vote.

“House Democrats have once again cleared the way for legislation that matters to the American people.”

Johnson will need to once again rely on Democrats on Friday to pass the next procedural vote and reject Republican amendments that could kill the plan. One proposal from hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene would cut Ukraine spending to zero.

Greene has filed a motion to “remove” her as speaker and on Friday attracted another supporter, Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., as a co-sponsor of the motion.

Another co-sponsor, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, suggested others could follow suit before the House adjourns next week to force Johnson out.

Rep. Eli Klain, a hardline conservative from Arizona, also said he was “open” to joining the effort to oust Johnson. “I do feel that the leadership of the Republican Party is deteriorating,” he said.

If Johnson calls for a vote, Greene could launch a campaign to oust Johnson from the speaker’s office, much as Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy from the speaker’s office last fall. Jeffries, the Democratic leader, remains unwilling to commit to helping Johnson retain the speaker’s gavel.

Johnson has one of the narrowest House majorities in modern times, and he can only afford to lose a vote or two in the Republican ranks to pass any legislation. That momentum pushed him into the arms of the Democratic Party as he sought votes to pass the package.

Without the full support of the Republican majority, Johnson cannot craft a package as ultraconservatives demand without losing Democratic support. That forced him to abandon tough security measures to clamp down on immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and other priorities.

At best, Johnson will be able to split the Senate-passed bill into different parts, as House Republicans prefer, with final votes on different measures targeting Ukraine, Israel and Indo-Pacific allies.

The plan would also include a fourth provision that includes many Republican priorities that Democrats endorse or are at least willing to embrace. They include a proposal to allow the U.S. to seize assets frozen by Russia’s central bank to rebuild Ukraine; impose sanctions on Iran, Russia, China and criminal organizations that traffic in fentanyl, which could be imposed if the Chinese owners of video app TikTok don’t sell their shares within a year The application will be banned.

Rep. Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said this vote shows the world that Democrats understand the world and our allies. We will support them and ensure that they are provided with the support and assistance they need, and we are concerned about humanitarian issues. “

He added that in his 26 years as a member of the House, he had never seen one party have to help another party the way Democrats did this week.

“It just shows that Republicans can’t run the House and run the House to get the job done,” Meeks said.

Republicans, even those who supported the process, are deeply disappointed that things have gotten to this point.

“I’m concerned,” said Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., who voted for the procedural step but remains unhappy with the process. “This reflects the debate in the country: How much aid is needed?”

Passing each bill in Saturday’s vote is expected to require Johnson to forge complex bipartisan coalitions on each bill, such as Democrats ensuring Ukraine aid was approved but some left-leaning progressives refusing to support military aid to Israel over its destruction of Gaza assistance. However, Jeffries said that most Democrats will vote on Saturday to support the aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Asian allies.

The components will then be automatically reassembled into a package sent to the Senate, where hardliners also plan to take procedural action to delay final approval.