House Approves Aid To Israel In 366-58 Vote

The Washington Post reports:

The House has passed aid for Israel 366-58, wrapping up its work on the four-bill foreign aid package. Some House members had jogged out of the chamber, hooting and hollering in support of the Ukraine bill. Democats left yelling ‘yay,’ after the Ukraine package passed, prompting staffers to run after them to bring them back into the chamber to notify them that there were more votes, including on the Israel bill. House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) came out to personally grab a member who was trying to leave.

Politico reports: 

The measure will automatically get bundled with three other bills. Although the House is voting on each measure individually, the Senate will receive them as a single package that includes aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, along with new sanctions, a TikTok ban and U.S. power to freeze Russian assets. Because House Republican division over assisting Ukraine has snagged aid to Israel, it has taken Congress more than six months to move ahead on the aid following Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7 that killed 1,200 people.

366–58: House passes $26.4 billion in aid for Israel.

The bill will be combined with Ukraine and Indo-Pacific aid before being sent to the Senate. pic.twitter.com/rrSAqV2IBl

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