Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi praised President Joe Biden's request to Congress for $33 billion to bolster Ukraine's fight against Russia, signaling a burgeoning and long-haul American commitment as Moscow's invasion and the international tensions it has inflamed show no signs of receding.

Pelosi said she hopes Congress passes legislation to approve Biden's request "as soon as possible."

During her press conference on Capitol Hill Friday, the House Speaker was also asked about audio recordings of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, which were released by The New York Times.

In one recording, McCarthy tells fellow Republican leaders that Trump's House allies are "putting people in jeopardy" with their public comments.

Pelosi said she wasn't going to spend her "time on them in this meeting," but added, "the fact is, they are (GOP House members,) many of them, as the leader has indicated, could be a danger."

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has assured colleagues he never asked then-President Donald Trump to resign over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol. In a meeting Wednesday, McCarthy defended his private conversations around the siege, which have jeopardized his leadership. That's according to two Republicans in the room for the private meeting who were granted anonymity to discuss it.