{"id":15162,"date":"2024-02-06T12:46:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T12:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/06\/conservative-backlash-to-israel-aid-bill-could-force-johnson-to-seek-democrat-support-again\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T12:46:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T12:46:46","slug":"conservative-backlash-to-israel-aid-bill-could-force-johnson-to-seek-democrat-support-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/06\/conservative-backlash-to-israel-aid-bill-could-force-johnson-to-seek-democrat-support-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative backlash to Israel aid bill could force Johnson to seek Democrat support again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is preparing to bring a stand-alone Israel aid bill for a House vote on Tuesday, three sources told Fox News Digital, but early opposition from his right flank could already force the Republican leader to seek help from Democrats to pass it.<\/p>\n

Johnson announced over the weekend that he intends to pass legislation to send $17.6 billion to Israel as it fights a war against Hamas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But GOP hardliners have already come out against it, which could force House leaders to fast-track the bill to the floor via suspension of the rules.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It would bypass a procedural hurdle known as a rule vote in exchange for raising the threshold for passage to two-thirds of the chamber rather than a simple majority.<\/p>\n

\u2018Congress can pay for Israel aid by cutting funding for the United Nations, repealing the IRS expansion, rescinding the Department of Commerce \u2018slush fund\u2019 or ending leftist climate change tax credits,\u2019 House Freedom Caucus leaders said on Sunday. \u2018Conservatives should not be forced to choose between borrowing money to support our special friend Israel or honoring our commitment to end unpaid supplemental spending that exacerbate our nation\u2019s unsustainable fiscal crisis and further risks our ability to respond to future crises.\u2019<\/p>\n

Rule votes would traditionally fall across party lines; even lawmakers who oppose the legislation itself would vote along with their leadership to pass the rule. But it\u2019s been weaponized several times during the 118th Congress by GOP factions that have deliberately sunk bills in protest of how Republican leaders are handling matters, even those unrelated to the legislation they\u2019re voting on.<\/p>\n

Putting up the Israel aid bill under suspension \u2013 which two GOP aides told Fox News Digital they anticipate is likely \u2013 would make Democrat support critical to its passage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Johnson has used suspension to pass several critical pieces of legislation this year, most recently including a bipartisan, bicameral tax bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Making the situation trickier this time, however, is the Senate\u2019s intent to vote on a $118 billion security agreement that includes a border security overhaul and, among other things, funding for Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That bill, which is backed by the White House and Senate leaders on both sides, is expected to get a vote on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The White House threatened to veto Johnson\u2019s Israel bill on Monday evening, a move the speaker called \u2018an act of betrayal\u2019 \u2013 but one that could give more Democrats cover to vote against it.<\/p>\n

And House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., blasted Johnson\u2019s bill and accused him of trying to kneecap the Senate deal on former President Trump\u2019s behalf.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Johnson has repeatedly denied following Trump\u2019s orders, but the former president does vocally oppose the bill.<\/p>\n

Jeffries called Johnson\u2019s Israel aid proposal \u2018a cynical attempt to undermine the Senate\u2019s bipartisan effort, given that House Republicans have been ordered by the former president not to pass any border security legislation or assistance for Ukraine.\u2019<\/p>\n

But at least two Democrats \u2013 Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., who are both Jewish \u2013 have said they would vote in favor of the Israel aid bill on principle, but they criticized Johnson for decoupling it from the wider supplemental funding bill and for not including humanitarian aid for Gaza.<\/p>\n

Pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC also came out in support of the bill on Monday, writing on X, \u2018We urge the House to pass this lifesaving aid package to ensure Israel can win its war against Hamas and protect its families.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations announced Monday night that it\u2019s endorsing both Johnson\u2019s bill and the Senate deal, which includes roughly $14 billion for Israel.<\/p>\n\n

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