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  • Democrats rage at Speaker Johnson over pairing Israel aid with IRS cuts

    11/04/2023 1:39:31 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 85 replies
    the hill ^ | 11/04/23 6:00 AM ET | MYCHAEL SCHNELL AND MIKE LILLIS
    All but 12 House Democrats voted against Johnson’s $14.3 billion aid proposal Thursday night, with most citing the Speaker’s decision to include cuts in equal amounts to IRS funding. The legislation is also opposed by leaders of both parties in the Senate, who want a broader package including aid to Ukraine, leaving the fate of the Israel funds in question amid escalating hostilities in Gaza almost a month after Hamas’s terrorist attacks killed more than 1,400 people. Heading into the weekend, Johnson’s Democratic critics remained furious with the decision to combine the aid to Israel — an issue that has...