The House has passed a $14.5 billion military aid package for Israel, according to The Associated Press. The bill will now be sent to the Senate.
The package was pushed by Republicans in a vote of 226 to 196 which was “a rare occurrence,” according toNew House Speaker Mike Johnson’s package requires that the emergency aid be offset with cuts in government spending elsewhere, according to“It provides Israel with the aid it needs to defend itself, free its hostages and eradicate Hamas, which is a mission that must be accomplished,” Mr.
This would be done “all of this while we also work to ensure responsible spending and reduce the size of the federal government.”“It still mystifies me that when the world is in crisis and we need to help Israel respond to Hamas, the G.O.P. thought it was a good idea to tie Israel aid to a hard-right proposal that will raise the deficit and is totally, totally partisan,” Mr.
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