The idea that the money would come from IRS monies allotted in the previous year’s Inflation Reduction Act is likely to alienate Democrats.
“We’ll have to cover the cost.”
Speaker Mike Johnson declared, “We’re not just going to print money and send it overseas.”
On Monday, House Republicans proposed a fresh aid package for Israel that would provide $14.3 billion towards funding its battle against Hamas.
The purpose of the package, which mostly consists of military aid, is to support Israel’s defences as it begins a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip as part of an increasingly violent and murderous effort to destroy Hamas.
However, the money would come from IRS monies allotted under the previous year’s Inflation Reduction Act – a notion that is certain to alienate Democrats.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer hinted that the Democratic-controlled Senate is unlikely to take up or approve emergency relief with offsets.
Additionally, the New York Democrat has stated that he wants to approve an aid package that provides funding for countries other than Israel, such as Ukraine.
“We’ll have to cover the cost.”
Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said of the plan to Fox News, “We’re not just going to print money and send it overseas.”
Regarding the bill, however, Schumer stated: “We think that as a Democratic Caucus, we should be doing this together—Israel, Ukraine, South Pacific, etc.”
It is evident that a pay-for like that makes passing considerably more difficult.
He said he will give Schumer a call to convince him to bring it up in the Senate.
“I know their top priority is to increase the number of IRS agents, but I believe that when you present this to the American people and ask them to balance the two needs, they will likely conclude that protecting the innocent and standing with Israel is more important to our country right now than adding more IRS agents,” Johnson said.
The IRS currently has access to about $67 billion in additional cash, primarily to strengthen enforcement, following a debt ceiling agreement that reduced some of the $80 billion the Inflation Reduction Act allotted to the agency.
Johnson expressed the optimism that a bipartisan majority will pass the law.
He’s probably going to lose a few GOP votes from his party’s right wing, who are against increasing foreign aid.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., both have expressed their opposition to X.
Even though he accused Republicans of drafting the law as a “future political mailer,” Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz of Florida indicated he would vote in favour of it.
“You chose the IRS over Israel.”
I refuse to fall for the trick.
American hostages are present.
He posted, “This is not a game,” on X.
Leading Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Richie Neal, charged Republicans with attempting to gain “political points.”
In the past month, the IRS has been able to collect almost $100 million in unpaid taxes from the wealthy and well-connected.
However, my Republican colleagues see this cash as an endless source from which to spread their whims of “fiscal responsibility” in their chaotic world.
Once more, leaving everyone to question if they are more interested in gaining political points than in helping one of our closest allies.
Earlier this month, Hamas unexpectedly attacked Israel, killing almost 1,400 Israelis and taking over 200 more hostage.
Israel responded with its own missile assaults and is currently advancing towards a land invasion.
The Health Ministry of the area reports that the number of Palestinian deaths in Gaza has surpassed 8,000, with women and children making up the majority of those killed.
After phone and internet connectivity was down on Friday due to an Israeli bombing over the weekend, communications were reestablished for the 2.3 million residents of Gaza on Monday.
Over 450 militant targets had been hit by Israeli strikes in the last 24 hours, the military said on Sunday.
Although Israel claims to be targeting Hamas fighters, these individuals choose to hide within civilian areas.
1.4 million people in Gaza’s northern region have been compelled to leave their homes and go south after Israel issued a warning to residents residing there to evacuate.
In an effort to force a prisoner trade, Hamas published videos of Israeli hostages on Monday.
Only a small amount of aid has reached Gaza; on Sunday, 33 trucks transporting food, water, and medication were permitted to pass through Egypt.
Speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, President Biden emphasised the need to ‘quickly and dramatically expand the flow of humanitarian assistance to meet the needs of civilians in Gaza,’ according to the White House.
The fighting has created a rift inside Hezbollah, the armed organisation supported by Iran in Lebanon.
Now, missiles are being fired by Hezbollah fighters along Israel’s northern border.
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