Speaker Johnson to Move Stand-Alone Israel Aid Without Offsets
February 4, 2024
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will bring a new Israel aid bill to the floor without spending cuts or offsets.
The plan, announced in a Saturday letter to his colleagues, is a reversal from Johnson’s earlier position. Last year, in the early days of Johnson’s speakership, the House passed a $14.3 trillion bill to aid to Israel in its war against Hamas.
That bill, which was paid for with an equal reduction in funding for the IRS, has not been brought up by the Senate.