The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a Republican plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel and cut funding of the Internal Revenue Service, despite Democrats' insistence it has no future in the Senate and the White House's promise of a veto.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a Republican plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel and cut funding of the Internal Revenue Service, despite Democrats’ insistence it has no future in the Senate and the White House’s promise of a veto.

The measure passed 226 to 196, largely along party lines, a shift from typical strongly bipartisan congressional support for providing aid to Israel. Twelve Democrats voted with 214 Republicans for the bill, and two Republicans joined 194 Democrats in objecting.

The bill’s introduction, as lawmakers rushed to respond to the attack on Israel by Iran-backed Hamas militants, was the first major legislative action under new Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson.

But because it combined aid for Israel with a cut to the Internal Revenue Service and left out aid for Ukraine, President Joe Biden promised a veto and Senator Chuck Schumer, majority leader of the Democratic-controlled Senate, said he would not bring it up for a vote.

  • @carl_dungeon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    73•1 year ago

    Republicans hate the IRS because it forces them to pay taxes sometimes, and taxes are bad because they pay for things like schools, roads, and libraries which are all tools democrats use to turn the frogs gay and make people trans.

    • @Telorand@reddthat.com
      17•1 year ago

      There’s a constitutional amendment up for a public vote in Texas that cuts property taxes, which go to fund things like schools. The Republican majority will “find a way to make up the difference” for schools.

      Yeah. Sure you will. Because education is definitely one of your priorities.

      • @DrPop
        8•1 year ago

        This lesson brought to you by Taco bell. Jaxxson has 4 enchiritos which are $4.20 each, 3 crunchwrap Supremes (3.50) and a large Baja blast (1.89) assuming that sales tax is 6% what is the least amount of paper bills needed to cover hospital expenses.

      • netburnrEnglish
        4•1 year ago

        And only 3 percent of us have bothered to vote so far. It’s pathetic.

      • @ComradeWeebelo@lemm.ee
        4•1 year ago

        It’s not surprising if one considers the goal of the Republican party in education is school choice ala charter schools. Stripping the public education system of it’s ability to effectively do it’s job has been their goal for a long time. Indoctrination is a tool that the right in the United States takes full advantage of.