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\nWith legislation to provide billions in new funding for Israel and corresponding cuts in federal spending, House Speaker Mike Johnson is attempting to restore some fiscal sanity in the GOP-controlled House.<\/p>\n
Johnson Seeks to \u2018Change\u2019 Congress With Israel Aid Offset By Spending Cuts
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\nWith legislation to provide billions in new funding for Israel and corresponding cuts in federal spending, House Speaker Mike Johnson is attempting to restore some fiscal sanity in the GOP-controlled House.<\/p>\n
The Louisiana Republican moved legislation to provide $14.8 billion in assistance to Israel, which is locked in a war against Hamas after the terrorist group launched a surprise attack against the Jewish state a month ago, killing nearly 1,400 people. Twelve Democrats broke ranks and joined nearly all Republicans in passing the measure, despite a veto threat from President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n
The legislation also calls for identical spending cuts in funds meant for the Internal Revenue Service, which has been a priority for the GOP.<\/p>\n
During an interview on \u201cFox News Sunday,\u201d Johnson fired back at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who dismissed the Speaker\u2019s legislative move as not \u201cserious.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe proposal is simply not a serious one, and worse, it still wastes precious time at a moment when we need to help Israel and Ukraine and send humanitarian aid to Gaza ASAP,\u201d Schumer said.
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Johnson noted that the White House had also requested tens of millions of dollars more for Ukraine, so it was \u201creally surprising to hear Sen. Schumer say that it\u2019s not a serious proposal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat they don\u2019t like is that in the House, we\u2019re trying to be good stewards of the taxpayers\u2019 resources,\u201d he added. \u201cWe offset that spending. Instead of printing new dollars and\/or borrowing it from another nation to send over to fulfill our obligations and help our ally, we want to pay for it. What a concept, and we\u2019re trying to change how Washington works.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd so, by taking that money from this giant fund\u2014over $65 billion that\u2019s sitting there to build up the IRS\u2014we weighed those priorities and said, You know what? It\u2019s more important to protect Israel right now than it is to hire more IRS agents,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cApparently, Senator Schumer disagrees with that. But I\u2019ll take that debate to the American people all day long,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The Daily Wire noted further:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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