According to three sources who spoke to Fox News Digital, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is getting ready to introduce a stand-alone Israel aid bill for a House vote on Tuesday. However, early resistance from his right flank may already compel the Republican leader to turn to Democrats for support in order to get the bill passed.
Johnson declared over the weekend that he will enact legislation allowing Israel to receive $17.6 billion to support its military campaign against Hamas.
However, conservative members of the GOP have already voiced their opposition to it, which may compel House leaders to suspend the rules in order to move the bill quickly to the floor.
In exchange for removing the need for a rule vote and increasing the threshold for passing to two thirds of the chamber instead of a simple majority,
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“Congress can pay for Israel aid by cutting funding for the United Nations, repealing the IRS expansion, rescinding the Department of Commerce ‘slush fund’ or ending leftist climate change tax credits,” the leaders of the House Freedom Caucus declared on Sunday. “Conservatives 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’s unsustainable fiscal crisis and further risks our ability to respond to future crises.”
Traditionally, votes to pass rules have been cast by members of different parties; even those who are against the legislation would vote with their leadership to support the rule. But it’s been used as a weapon on multiple However, GOP factions have used it as a weapon on multiple occasions in the 118th Congress to intentionally sink bills in opposition to the way Republican leaders are handling issues—even those unrelated to the legislation they are voting on.
