Speaker Mike Johnson acquired an enormous actuality verify from Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer, who took to the Senate ground to reject Johnson’s try to ransom Israel support for tax cuts for billionaires.
Schumer mentioned:
Bipartisan cooperation would be the solely means something will get to the president’s desk. So I’m deeply troubled that yesterday, Home Republicans launched a partisan and woefully insufficient bundle with no support to Ukraine, no humanitarian help for Gaza, no Indo-Pacific, and as well as, poison capsules that enhance the deficit and assist rich tax cheats keep away from paying their justifiable share.
The Home GOP invoice is woefully insufficient and has the exhausting proper’s fingerprints throughout it. It makes Help for Israel, who has simply confronted the worst terrorist assault in its historical past, contingent on poison capsules that reward wealthy tax cheats.
Briefly, it makes it a lot, a lot more durable to move Help for Israel. It’s insulting that the exhausting proper is overtly making an attempt to take advantage of the disaster in Israel to try to reward the ultra-rich. The brand new speaker is aware of completely properly that if you wish to assist Israel, you may’t suggest laws that is filled with poison capsules.
And this type of unnecessarily partisan laws sends the flawed message to our allies and adversaries around the globe. It’s virtually as if the true objective of this Home GOP bundle is to not assist Israel, however to get tax aid for the super-wealthy, whereas leaving out Ukraine support, leaving out humanitarian support for Gaza, and funding for the Indo-Pacific.
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Chuck Schumer on MAGA Mike’s first try at an enormous boy invoice on support for Israel, “It makes it a lot, a lot more durable to move Help for Israel. It’s insulting that the exhausting proper is overtly making an attempt to take advantage of the disaster in Israel to try to reward the extremely wealthy.” pic.twitter.com/bhZVoAxage
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 31, 2023
Schumer went on to say that in his view, the invoice was meant to divide Congress and attempt to get tax cuts for the ultra-rich. The Senate Majority Chief made it clear that the Republican invoice was not considered as a severe try to supply urgently wanted support to Israel, Gaza, and Ukraine.
Speaker Johnson seems like he’s in means over his head, as he’s not in the identical league as Biden and Schumer. Home Republicans thought Speaker Johnson was going to be their savior. As an alternative, he’s taking them down the trail to their political demise.
Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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