Democrats in the US Congress are trying to save bills on financing aid to other countries, including Ukraine. This is an unprecedented step. This was reported by Axios.

As noted, on April 18, four Democrats on the House Rules Committee supported the bills of Speaker Mike Johnson (Republican).

Five members of the Republican Party also voted in favor, but three voted against.

Thomas Massie, Ralph Norman, and Chip Roy, right-wing supporters of the Republican Party's hard-line, did not support Johnson's bills.

Without the Democrats' votes, Johnson's four bills would not have been able to be "pulled" for consideration in the House of Representatives.

The publication notes that Democrats have deviated from the usual political norms. The Rules Committee is usually consists of members loyal to the speaker, but former Speaker Kevin McCarthy included radicals to appease right-wing hardliners.

"This kind of party unification on a committee has not happened in my time here," said Congressman Dan Kildee, who has served in Congress for more than 10 years.

He noted that this is an unprecedented step for the US Congress.