Speaker Johnson comments on blocked foreign aid bill, says democrats followed Schumer off cliff

Описание: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke to reporters on the failed impeachment vote against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and on the blocked foreign aid bill.

The House of Representatives rejected a standalone bill on Tuesday that would provide $17.6 billion in military aid for Israel — an effort the White House blasted as a “political ploy” that would’ve been vetoed by President Biden if it reached his desk.

The legislation was introduced while a broader measure was negotiated between a bipartisan group of senators and the White House linking aid for the Jewish state with $60 billion in military assistance for Ukraine, $10 billion in humanitarian aid for Palestinian territories and $20 billion in new funds for US border security languishes in the upper chamber.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) brought the clean Israel funding bill to the floor under a procedure requiring a two-thirds vote from lawmakers to pass.

The measure failed in a 250-180 vote, with 14 Republicans joining 166 Democrats to oppose the bill.

House Democratic leaders signaled their opposition to the proposal in a “Dear Colleague” letter before Tuesday’s vote, calling the standalone bill a “nakedly obvious and cynical attempt by MAGA extremists to undermine the possibility of a comprehensive, bipartisan funding package.”

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