The White House said on Monday that it opposes the idea of a bill that would give additional military aid to Israel without funding Ukraine and Taiwan.
“We are opposed to a standalone bill that would just work on Israel, as we’ve seen proposed. We would oppose a standalone bill, yes,” said White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.
Kirby’s comments came a day after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he would work on getting more military aid to Israel this week in the wake of Iran’s attack on Israeli territory, which came in retaliation for the bombing of Iran’s consulate in Damascus.
Later on Monday, AP reported that Johnson told fellow GOP lawmakers that he plans to bring the package to the floor this week but will hold separate votes on funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
Back in February, the Senate passed a $95 billion foreign military aid bill that included $60 billion for the proxy war in Ukraine, $14 billion to support the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians, and a few billion for Taiwan and other spending in the Asia Pacific region.
While Johnson wants to hold separate votes, his plan is expected to send about the same amount of money to each country, and each measure will likely pass. He has been under increasing pressure from the White House and congressional hawks in both parties to bring the $95 billion bill to the floor for a vote.
“Time is not on anyone’s side here in either case, so they need to move quickly on this,” Kirby said. “And the best way to get that aid into the hands of the IDF and into the hands of the Ukrainian soldiers is to pass that bipartisan bill that the Senate passed.”
It’s a sad, sad day when a born-again fanatic ultraconservative establishment Republicon actually does the right thing over Democratic obstruction. If these vultures are going to pour money into atrocities in Ukraine and Israel let them go on record for each one.
OF course the Joey Biden crime family opposes any attempt to end their grave train of Ukraine graft and corruption!
Let this conflict between White House and Congress continue for ever…!
Biden just wants to blame the disastrous loss in Ukraine on the House Repub’s.
Biden: Funding one war/genocide is not enough to make sure we end up in WWIII! I need all 3!
Touché ole!
So much for “America First.” You had a good run. Same with “Freedom of Speech” and other slogans 90% of “conservatives” claimed to believe in on October 6th.
“Time is not on anyone’s side here in either case, so they need to move quickly on this,” Kirby said. “And the best way to get that aid into the hands of the IDF and into the hands of the Ukrainian soldiers is to pass that bipartisan bill that the Senate passed.”
Be nice if the urgency to stop the starvation of the people in Gaza was considered to be as important as supplying weapons to those conducting a genocide or to those who are being used as fodder to weaken Russia.
USA Taxpayers Says It Opposes Standalone or Any Israel Military Aid Bill?
I’m sure they can come up with another bill in which they can stick it in as pork.
” ‘I’m going to state something that you all know – at this critical moment, the United States must show unwavering strength and support for Israel…We have to make certain that the entire world understands that Israel is not alone and God is going to bless the nation that blesses Israel,” Johnson said. “We understand that that’s our role. It’s also our biblical admonition. This is something that’s an article of faith for us. It also happens to be great foreign policy.” ‘
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/politics/speaker-johnson-says-us-biblical-admonition-help-israel.amp
It’s ok guys. Hurry up and write them a check. God is going to bless Israel and the U.S. for mass starvation, bombing, war crimes and other such human atrocities. God loves it when you bomb hospitals and make toddlers starve to death.
“There is pie in the sky when you die”
What flavor?
Zionists are a direct threat to free speech and democracy in the US.