Posted on 11/06/2023 12:19:21 PM PST by RandFan
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Sunday that he expects the Senate will pass a bill that includes aid for both Israel and Ukraine despite the House passing an aid package only for Israel that included offsets Democrats and the White House opposed.
When asked if a bill with funding for both Israel and Ukraine will pass the Senate, Graham said that he expects it will, just days after a GOP-backed House bill that included $14.3 billion in aid to only Israel.
“I am for Ukraine support,” Graham said. “We can’t pull the plug on Ukraine, let Putin get away with this. There goes Taiwan if you do that. I’m definitely for Israel. So I think you will see a package of border security, funding for Ukraine, funding for Israel coming out of the Senate probably as one package. I would support that,” Graham told CNN’s “State of the Union.”
House Republicans tied the Israel aid package to cuts to the IRS — a move that faces wide Democrat opposition including from the White House considering the IRS funding was a portion of the Inflation Reduction Act. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that his chamber would not take up the “deeply flawed proposal.”
Instead, he’s vowed to work with senators in both parties on a package that includes funding for Israel, Ukraine, competition with the Chinese government and humanitarian aid for Gaza. Many Republicans also want to see funding for border security included in the broad bill. The White House also slammed the House GOP proposal, saying that it was “politicizing our national security interests.”
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Rand has warned them not to do this.
Will the HOR allow themselves to be rapped forever? Groe a pair and say, “spending bills start in the house, we will not take up any spending bill that started in the Senate” cowards.
His buddy Biden is pushing the Ukraine aid because Hunter needs his cut to pay his lawyers.
I think Ukraine has gotten enough funding.
When does our border get ‘aid’?
ummm doesn’t the house set spending? Senate can’t pass a spending bill on it’s own.
Nothing terrifies a Washington politician like a single purpose spending bill with oversight.
giving Biden another slush fund to spend on ice cream and his re-election.
Linda and Joe have much in common. For a starter both their minds are diseased.
Not a problem. The PATRIOT MIKE JOHNSON simply needs to designate House conferees to the Conference Committee who are HARD CORE and will not compromise and agree to include Ukrainian aid in THIS bill.
Since when do funding bills originate in the Senate?
Agree. However Ukraine is going to get some aid anyway. If adding it to the Israel aid bill along with border security would work for me as long as the offset to the IRS is still there. $100 billion as Joe wants, $100 billion cut to the IRS. Or $50 billion IRS, 50 billion Education. Or whatever Johnson decides. Looking forward the offset is the most important thing about the bill.
Ukraine does not happen to be an ally.
Simple. Separate bills and public roll call voting (and let's see, real-time who votes for what.)
“I think Ukraine has gotten enough funding.”
Whether you’re rooting for Ukraine or not at some point we’re just throwing bad money after ‘good’. And considering the corruption in Ukraine and how lousy they are keeping track of where the money is going the ‘good’ isn’t that sure of a thing.
I have heard that there is more in the Senate bill than aid for Israel and Ukraine.
Just return it to the Senate unopened.
I thought ALL spending bills have to originate in the HOUSE.
“Ukraine does not happen to be an ally”
You got that right. Ukraine proved that with this:
Ukraine abstained in the anti-Israel resolution that passed the UN General Assembly yesterday 120-14 with 45 abstentions...
The senate can’t pass a thing the house does not approve. No sale. The senate may amend but the house has to agree.
ONLY THE HOUSE CAN CREATE FUNDING BILLS-—
THIS IS BEYOND STUPID.
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