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US House Passes $14.3Bln Israel Aid Bill Unlikely to Clear Senate, Biden Veto Threat
US House Passes $14.3Bln Israel Aid Bill Unlikely to Clear Senate, Biden Veto Threat
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The US House of Representatives passed a $14.3 billion security aid bill for Israel on Thursday, despite facing both an uphill battle in the Senate and a veto threat from the White House.
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House lawmakers passed the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act in a vote of 226-196, mostly along partisan lines. The bill separated the $14.3 billion in emergency aid for Israel from the Biden administration’s larger $106 billion supplemental funding request, which also included aid for Ukraine. The legislation now heads to the Senate, where Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has been a vocal critic of the bill. Additionally, US President Joe Biden has also issued a veto threat for the bill should it clear both chambers of Congress.The legislation is full of “poison pills” that benefit tax cheats, Schumer said. Schumer also criticized the bill for not including Ukraine aid or humanitarian aid for Gaza.Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that he is “conceptually” in the same place as Schumer. Both Senate leaders view the conflicts in Israel and Ukraine as connected, McConnell said.The Senate will develop a package that includes aid for both Israel and Ukraine, Schumer said on Thursday.
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US House Passes $14.3Bln Israel Aid Bill Unlikely to Clear Senate, Biden Veto Threat
21:56 GMT 02.11.2023 (Updated: 22:06 GMT 02.11.2023) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US House of Representatives passed a $14.3 billion security aid bill for Israel on Thursday, despite facing both an uphill battle in the Senate and a veto threat from the White House.
House lawmakers passed the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act in a vote of 226-196, mostly along partisan lines. The bill separated the $14.3 billion in emergency aid for Israel from the Biden administration’s larger $106 billion supplemental funding request, which also included aid for Ukraine.
The legislation now heads to the Senate, where Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has been a vocal critic of the bill. Additionally, US President Joe Biden has also issued a veto threat for the bill should it clear both chambers of Congress.
The bill would attempt to offset the emergency aid by rescinding funds from the Internal Revenue Service. However, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the bill could add nearly $12.5 billion to the deficit over the next decade.
The legislation is full of “poison pills” that benefit tax cheats, Schumer said. Schumer also criticized the bill for not including Ukraine aid or humanitarian aid for Gaza.
1 November 2023, 07:08 GMT
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that he is “conceptually” in the same place as Schumer. Both Senate leaders view the conflicts in Israel and Ukraine as connected, McConnell said.
The Senate will develop a package that includes aid for both Israel and Ukraine, Schumer said on Thursday.
