House GOP's aid bills for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan advance -- with Democrats' help

[riversedge]

Source: cbs





By Jaala Brown, Caitlin Yilek, Kaia Hubbard

Updated on: April 19, 2024 / 1:12 AM EDT / CBS News

Democrats took an unusual step Thursday and helped Republican leaders advance legislation to provide billions in stalled security funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, steering the measures closer toward passage this weekend.

After about nine hours of recess, the House Rules Committee reconvened late Thursday night and moved GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson's foreign aid bills on a 9-3 vote, thanks to the votes of all four Democrats who sit on the committee: Ranking Member Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse and New Mexico Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández.

The conservative Republican hardliners on the committee — Reps. Tom Massie of Kentucky, Ralph Norman of South Carolina and Chip Roy of Texas — all voted against the rule, because border security was not being paired with foreign aid. However, the speaker is putting what he said is an "aggressive" border bill to a vote Friday morning. It failed to pass out of the Rules Committee, but the House will consider it under a suspension of the rule, which means it will require two-thirds support to pass.

The House is expected to vote on final passage of the foreign aid package this weekend.

The three foreign aid bills would provide $26.4 billion to support Israel, $60.8 billion to bolster Ukraine and $8.1 billion to counter China in the Indo-Pacific, including billions for Taiwan. The Israel bill also includes more than $9.1 billion to address humanitarian needs, which Democrats said was necessary for their support.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-rules-ukraine-israel-taiwan-aid-package/

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Past time to do this. JUST GET IT DONE

[DFW]

1. I know the Democratic Reps want this done.

Many Republicans, too, all but the Me-Dumb Raucous.

I was meeting with a House member in DC yesterday afternoon, and she said she had to get back by 4:30 because there were some important votes coming up shortly.

[JT45242]

2. Not hardline conservative...Russian assets

If they were serious about the border the senate border that orange furor ordered them to vote against would have been law already.

These are Putin puppets through their orange menace.

[littlemissmartypants]

3. Thanks for this, riversedge. ❤️

Thanks for nothing...

Ranking Member Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse and New Mexico Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández.

Holding my breath until Ukraine aid passes.

[oldsoftie]

4. GOOD. I dont know where Johnson got the spine to do UKR aid

Especially after meeting with Dear Leader.
Now he needs to call out the loudmouths who stand against him & call them what they are. And do it repeatedly. The Speaker will get media. Tell everyone "These people are helping our enemies"

[HariSeldon]

5. Ha ha, failed to pass the border security biil

Had they passed it from the committee, it might have had a chance of getting a majority on the floor. But I don't see any way it can get 2/3. That's a nice "F you" from the Republican leadership to the "hardliners".