Washington— The House on Tuesday rejected a standalone bill to send billions of dollars in aid to Israel, with Republicans joining Democrats to defeat the effort to separate the assistance from a broader national security package that appears to be stalled in the Senate. By a vote of 250 to...
HOUSE PASSES FOREIGN AID BILL, MAINTAINING PACKAGE TO ISRAELDeborah Kalb
The House voted overwhelmingly to approve the aid bill for allies in the Indo-Pacific in a 385 to 34 vote, with one member voting present, along with the aid for Israel, with a 366 to 58 vote. More contentious was the vote on Ukraine aid, which came after months of infighting among H...
The Israel bill included nearly $9.2 billion in humanitarian aid for Gaza, Ukraine and other war zones in the world, a provision Democrats had demanded as a condition of their support. But the money was not enough to get some liberals on board, who opposed the Israel bill Saturday largely ...
House of Representatives passes bill to establish a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
“Israel and the United States also stand together to defend the fundamental values and underwrite global security, prosperity, and freedom, not just for us but for many around the world,” Mr. Biden said Thursday. “And Putin’s assault on Ukraine is a challenge to the peace and stability...
House okays foreign aid bill; includes aid to Israel, EgyptHILLEL KUTTLER
The White House has been pushing Mr Johnson to allow a vote, as have Senate Republicans and Democrats. “If House Republicans put the Senate supplemental (spending bill) on the floor, I believe it would pass today, reach the president’s desk tonight and Israel would get the ...
The decision by House Republicans to include TikTok as part of a larger foreign aid package, a priority for U.S. President Joe Biden with broad congressional support for Ukraine and Israel, fast-tracked the ban after an earlier version had stalled in the Senate. ...
The House has passed a $95 billion package providing foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region. A fourth bill in the package addressed other House GOP priorities, including sanctions on Iran and a measure that could lead to a TikTok ban. The legislation will be combined int...