House Votes To Tie Aid To Israel To Spending Cuts

The New York Times reports:

A divided House on Thursday passed a Republican-written bill that would tie $14.3 billion in military aid to Israel for its war with Hamas to domestic spending cuts, defying a veto threat from President Biden and bipartisan opposition in the Senate.

Republicans pushed through the measure on a mostly party-line vote of 226 to 196, a rare occurrence because aid packages for Israel normally enjoy broad bipartisan support.

The measure is headed for a bipartisan bloc of opposition in the Senate, where lawmakers favor packaging aid for Israel with money to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s invasion, as well as for other global crises.

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226-196: House passed the Republicans’ Israel only $14.3B emergency aid bill with cuts to IRS funding. 12 Democrats voted Yes and 2 Republicans voted No. The Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act now heads to the Senate. White House opposes it. pic.twitter.com/gD10izIDDb

— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) November 2, 2023

Soaring inflation and high interest rates are due to overspending.

We can’t afford more foreign aid.

I voted against the billions for Ukraine, and I am voting against $14+ billion of foreign aid for Israel tonight.

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) November 2, 2023

Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) on why he’s recommending House Democrats vote “no” on a standalone Israel bill:

“It’s a bad precedent to set. It costs resources. But we have never conditioned emergency aid … This is Republicans playing politics with aid to Israel.” pic.twitter.com/ZyGbqQlX8d

— The Recount (@therecount) November 2, 2023

DEM YES VOTES on Israel:

Reps. Josh Gottheimer (N.J.), Jared Moskowitz (Fla.), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.), Lois Frankel (Fla.), Jared Golden (Maine), Juan Vargas (Calif.), Angie Craig (Minn.), Don Davis (N.C.), Greg Landsman (Ohio), Darren Soto (Fla.), Haley Stevens (Mich.)…

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 2, 2023

I support Israel, their statehood, and right to defend themselves in the manner they choose.

However I unapologetically demand America’s border be our first priority.

Hear why I voted no for the additional funding for Israel at this time. pic.twitter.com/Xo73gCImwO

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) November 2, 2023