The House on Tuesday failed to pass a standalone package for $17.6 billion in Israel aid amid opposition from both Republicans and Democratic leaders.
Because of resistance among members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, House Speaker Mike Johnson had been forced to bring up the bill under a procedure that requires two-thirds majority of the House to approve it. That means he needed the support of a sizable number of Democrats to get behind it, and failed to cross that threshold.
Inside a closed caucus meeting Tuesday morning, House Democratic leadership made a forceful case against supporting the standalone Israel aid package to members. Dozens of Democrats exiting the meeting said they will be voting against the bill.
I’m American and I don’t want that border deal or funding for Ukraine or Israel. I feel represented. Now change minimum wage to a living wage and peg it to inflation and I’ll trade that for Ukraine and Israel aid. The border needs to remain closed though. We don’t need millions of economic refugees skipping many safe countries to come to America specifically when our own citizens are so impoverished they can’t afford to have children. That’s not a good solution to an imaginary “worker crisis” for Americans.
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What would you say your ancestors were?
The people who created borders.
Which border?