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SHOWDOWN: Biden would veto House GOP’s Israel aid package, White House says
The Hill ^ | 10/31/23 8:40 PM ET SHARE TWEET | BY BRETT SAMUELS

Posted on 10/31/2023 11:41:08 PM PDT by RandFan

President Biden would veto a package put forward by House Republicans to provide aid to Israel while cutting funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and leaving out funding for other national security priorities, the White House said Tuesday.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) picked apart the House GOP proposal in a lengthy statement of administration policy, arguing it “inserts partisanship into support for Israel” and fails to meet the moment by leaving out humanitarian assistance for the people of Gaza and aid for Ukraine and allies in the Indo-Pacific.

“This bill is bad for Israel, for the Middle East region, and for our own national security,” the OMB said.

The White House further asserted that the GOP proposal marks a break from bipartisan precedent by seeking funding cuts as part of an emergency national security package.

“Congress has consistently worked in a bipartisan manner to provide security assistance to Israel, and this bill threatens to unnecessarily undermine that longstanding approach,” the OMB said. “Bifurcating Israel security assistance from the other priorities in the national security supplemental will have global consequences.”

Tuesday’s statement from the OMB said the administration would continue to work with lawmakers in Congress to secure an agreement on the supplemental request put forward earlier this month by the White House.

The GOP package unveiled Monday would provide $14.3 billion in aid for Israel in its battle against Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza that carried out terrorist attacks on Oct. 7, which left roughly 1,400 Israelis dead.

The proposal would cut IRS funding included in the Inflation Reduction Act, a sweeping tax, health and climate bill signed into law last year as one of Biden’s signature policy accomplishments.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antisemite; biden; bidenkillsjews; congress; hamaslobbyist; illegitimateregime; israel; jewhatred; obama; obiden; terroristfunding; terroristinchief; ukrainelobbyist; warcriminal
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To: Rockingham
What I like about this approach from Johnson is that they are trying to pass a full funding of the budget, meaning that if the government shuts down, it will be directly from Biden's vetoes.

And even though the media will try to minimize Biden's role, it will be clear that for once, the GOP House is doing it's job.

41 posted on 11/01/2023 7:58:51 AM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: RandFan

It’s time for Rand and Johnson and anyone else in the Senate who is right thinking to assert themselves and shove Biden’s threats up his @$$.

If he, Biden, wants to play chicken let him and his Communists in the Senate just go for it.


42 posted on 11/01/2023 8:05:35 AM PDT by OKSooner (Be especially sure to take extra wool socks.)
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To: RandFan

Johnson must tell Biden, and the Senate:

If you don’t like taking the money from the IRS, you need to find somewhere else, in current projected, allocated, budgeted spending that your willing to take the money from, from the trillions you expect to spend.


43 posted on 11/01/2023 8:22:15 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: RandFan

HOLD THE LINE!!!


44 posted on 11/01/2023 8:24:28 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: MNJohnnie

Thanks for your very well thought out and witty reply. I see you used the same brilliant retort yesterday, and people were equally impressed.


45 posted on 11/01/2023 8:25:58 AM PDT by motor_racer ("We're gonna punish our enemies, and we're gonna reward our friends" - Barak Hussein Obama)
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To: Political Junkie Too

schumer will not let it come to the floor for a vote


46 posted on 11/01/2023 8:59:29 AM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: RandFan

The new Speker should make it clear that henceforth bills will be limited to one topic at a time — no more glomming on issues that wouldn’t pass on their own merits. If Brandon wants to veto id to Israel, let him.


47 posted on 11/01/2023 9:18:38 AM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: RandFan
SHOWDOWN: Biden would veto House GOP’s Israel aid package, White House says

Biden hates Israel, so he's using the excuse that decoupling with aid to Ukraine (and the resulting BIG kickbacks to the Biden Crime Family) to strangle them fianacially.

48 posted on 11/01/2023 9:24:51 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Piss Off a Lib - MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!)
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To: RandFan

And the 1,000 American hostages Joe?
This is another Afghanistan disaster unfolding.....


49 posted on 11/01/2023 9:31:22 AM PDT by wardamneagle
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To: wardamneagle

Sorry....1,000 still in Gaza........


50 posted on 11/01/2023 9:38:13 AM PDT by wardamneagle
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To: RandFan

When and if he does, head to any camera you can find Republicans. Call him an antisemite, a hater, and he wants to bring back the ovens of Germany.


51 posted on 11/01/2023 4:07:07 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts (“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: We should have set up ambushes...paraphrased)
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

Even the news media is limited by the material at its disposal. As the top national Republican officeholder at the federal level, Speaker Johnson will be an attractive figure in opposition to Biden. The last major budget showdown pitted the bloated and often pompous sounding Gingrich against a rakish and glib Clinton. This time, the calm and well-spoken Johnson will have an innate advantage over the faltering Biden.


52 posted on 11/01/2023 7:01:25 PM PDT by Rockingham (`)
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