Speaker Mike Johnson says he thinks stand-alone Israel aid bill will pass the House this week

New House Speaker Mike Johnson, said that US aid to Israel will be considered on the House floor in a stand-alone measure this week and expressed confidence that it would pass, resisting President Joe Biden's call for Congress to provide a broader package that also includes aid to Ukraine, Report informs via NBC News.

“We’re going to move a stand-alone Israel funding bill this week in the House — I know our colleagues, our Republican colleagues in the Senate, have a similar measure,” Johnson said in an interview on Fox News, adding that he believes there will be bipartisan support for the measure.

“There are lots of things going on around the world that we have to address, and we will,” Johnson said. “But right now, what’s happening in Israel takes the immediate attention, and I think we’ve got to separate that and get it through.”

The White House asked Congress this month to provide more than $105 billion in aid to Ukraine and Israel, as well as other national security needs. The request includes $61.4 billion in aid to Ukraine and $14.3 billion to Israel. The White House requested $9.15 billion in aid for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, Israel, Gaza “and other needs.”

The aid to Israel in the administration's request includes funding for the country’s air and missile defense systems’ readiness, including support for the Iron Dome. Money would also go toward replenishing Defense Department stockpiles, which the White House said “are being drawn down to support Israel in its time of need,” and increasing US embassy security, according to a White House fact sheet.

A day after he won his bid for speaker, which ended a 22-day stalemate in the House, Johnson met with President Joe Biden at the White House last week while he was attending a bipartisan briefing about the administration’s request for additional national security funding.