With the Senate scheduled to hold an initial vote Wednesday, Feb. 7, on a $118 billion bill focusing on border security and aid to Ukraine and Israel, House Republicans are looking to push forward with a standalone bill of their own that would provide aid only to Israel. In response, President Joe Biden has come out to say he would veto the House bill. In a statement, the White House called the standalone bill a “political ploy” that “does nothing to help secure the border” or “defend the people of Ukraine.”
Point phone camera here
“The administration strongly opposes this ploy, which does nothing to secure the border, does nothing to help the people of Ukraine defend themselves against Putin’s aggression, fails to support the security of American synagogues, mosques and vulnerable places of worship, and denies humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians, the majority of whom are women and children,” The White House Office of Management and Budget said in a statement.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told CNN on Monday, Feb. 5, that Biden’s veto threat is “a betrayal of our great ally and friend Israel in their time of desperate need.”
“Israel is at war, fighting for its very right to exist, while our brave men and women in uniform are in harm’s way on his orders to deter Iran,” Rep. Johnson said. “In threatening to veto aid to Israel and to our military forces, President Biden is abandoning our ally in its time of greatest need. I urge friends of Israel and opponents of Iran to call the president’s bluff and pass this clean aid package.”
The speaker has said that the Senate’s bill would be dead on arrival in the House, but it might not get to that point, as on Monday night, Feb. 5, Senate Republicans held a closed-door meeting, threatening to block the bipartisan package.
Tags: Border, House of Representatives, House Republicans, Israel, Joe Biden, Mike Johnson, U.S. Senate, U.S.-Mexico Border, Ukraine, Ukraine aid, White House
THE SENATE IS SCHEDULED TO VOTE TOMORROW ON A 118 BILLION DOLLAR PACKAGE WITH FUNDING FOR UKRAINE, ISRAEL — AND BORDER SECURITY —
WHICH HAS BECOME A POINT OF TENSION.
THE HOUSE IS TAKING AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
AFTER DECLARING THAT PACKAGE “DEAD ON ARRIVAL” —
THE HOUSE IS LOOKING TO PASS A STANDALONE BILL — FOR AID TO ISRAEL.
IN RESPONSE — PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS COME OUT TO SAY HE WOULD VETO THE HOUSE BILL IF IT PASSES AND LANDS ON HIS DESK.
IN A STATEMENT – THE WHITE HOUSE CALLS THE STANDALONE BILL A “POLITICAL PLOY” THAT “DOES NOTHING TO HELP SECURE THE BORDER” OR “DEFEND THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE.”
HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON TOLD CNN ON MONDAY — BIDEN’S VETO THREAT IS “A BETRAYAL OF OUR ALLY AND FRIEND ISRAEL IN THEIR TIME OF DESPERATE NEED.”
WHILE THE SPEAKER SAYS THE SENATE’S BILL HAS NO CHANCE OF PASSING THE HOUSE —
THE **SENATE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO EVEN GET IT THERE.
AS ON MONDAY NIGHT – SENATE REPUBLICANS HELD A CLOSED-DOOR MEETING — IN OPPOSITION OF THE PACKAGE.
Straight to your inbox.
By entering your email, you agree to the Terms & Conditions and acknowledge the Privacy Policy.
