Speaker Mike Johnson’s bill to separate Israel funding from Ukraine and offset the 14.3 billion in Israel aid with cuts to the IRS budget is not going to move in the Democrat-controlled Senate, The Hill reports.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Ben Cardin, a Democrat, declared the proposal to cut IRS funding to pay for aid to Israel is “a non-starter. It’s a poison pill.”
THE UNIPARTY SPEAKS
Senator Roger Wicker, one of McConnell’s followers, wants the two alleged national security priorities of Ukraine and Israel tied together.
“I’m open to suggestions, but I think it’s important that we do border, Ukraine, Israel and give Taiwan what they need.”
Meanwhile, our border is wide open, and they know the border security written into the bill is a joke. The border security facilitates mass release and resettlement.
That’s exactly what the new speaker doesn’t want.
Senator Murkowski said, “Realistically speaking, it’s going to be challenging. We all know how hard it is to find offsets of substance. This is real money we’re talking about. If you’re looking at trying to offset the entire package, I think that’s going to be a real challenge for that. We’re operating with a pretty tight timeline frame in order to move something.”
She’s worried they won’t be able to get the money for Ukraine if it’s separated.
RINO McConnell urged Senate GOP colleagues at a lunch meeting last week to keep the Israel and Ukraine money together. There was pushback from senators Vance, Lee, Scott, and Johnson.
McConnell conflated Israel and Ukraine.
“Right now, loud voices on both sides of the aisle are suggesting that American leadership isn’t worth the cost. Some say our support for Ukraine comes at the expense of more important priorities, but as I’ve said every time I’ve got the chance, it’s a false choice,” he said. “America is a global superpower with global interests, and enemies of democracy around the world like nothing more than to outlast our resolve to resist Russian aggression.”
He warned that a Russian victory in Ukraine would imperil the security and economy of all of Europe, the United States’s largest trading partner and strategic ally.
Schumer added his comments, which included the need to give $100 million to [the Hamas terrorists in] Gaza. There is no way to give the money to Gaza and keep the Hamas government from getting it.
“The way forward is exceptionally clear. We must pass the president’s supplemental request, which has funding for Israel, Ukraine, and the South Pacific while providing critical humanitarian aid for Gaza,” he said. “America does not have the luxury of burying our heads in the sand or leaving our friends to fend for themselves.”
OPINION
McConnell and Schumer, the Senate leaders, are complete frauds. While the border is open, and we’re spending the country into bankruptcy, they can’t say anything believable about “American leadership.”
We’re looking for war in all these places, and the aid they want to give Taiwan will start more trouble with China. Ukraine is a corrupt autocracy, not a democracy, and we are supporting them. As for the border, Biden has a clause to increase immigration, speed it up, and make it easier. That’s the poison pill.
Our national debt is $33.685 trillion, and we’re running a $2 trillion deficit.
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I suspect the “take the money from the IRS” was the “high price tag” laid out for intended negotiation. We’ll see if Johnson has the spine he needs to just say no to lumping it all together, though. I would like to see a bit “no, no, no” until money is delayed to Israel and no money goes to Ukraine or Gaza at all.
America is done with that stupid Ukrainian war where if they had to choose between thugs, many Americans are on Russia’s side. I’d rather see Russia win than Ukraine myself, because Ukraine and the US provoked Russia into this war and because I believe Zelensky and Biden are money laundering.
Cut off ALL money to all foreign nations including anything for the UN. Denounce and kick them out of the US for good. Take the leash off Israel and Japan and let them do what they will.
Why can’t we SELL it to the Europeans and THEY can gift it to Ukraine?
When the head of the IRS states that the agency is going to audit those who make $400,000 and below, You WANT the $14 billion to Israel to come out of the IRS!
The kick backs, uh I mean campaign donations must flow. Who are these unwashed that want us to vote on separate bills to give primary challengers the ammunition to drag our self-interest into the light for all to scrutinize, Now get back to earning us revenue to blow on our selves!!