There is a bill to provide some $15 billion in aid for Israel now moving through Congress.
Johnson has made a "Huge and consequential blunder" by tying additional U.S. aid for Israel to a cut in Internal Revenue Service funding, according to a senior Democratic-leaning political strategist.
On Monday, House Republicans introduced a bill that would provide an additional $14.3 billion in aid to Israel which is currently fighting Hamas, in exchange for an IRS funding cut of the same value.
President Biden has requested $106 billion from Congress, $61.4 billion of which would go to Ukraine, $14.3 billion to Israel, 13.6 billion to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, with the remainder for Taiwan and other humanitarian work including in Israel, Gaza, and Ukraine.
Republicans in the House-some of whom oppose any additional aid to Ukraine-instead introduced the standalone bill offering financing for Israel in return for IRS cuts.
First is the idea that the House would refuse to dance to Joe Biden's tune and vote on the entire $100 billion appropriation, which would lump aid for Israel with aid for Ukraine and some $14 billion for border security.
Aid for Israel paid for by a trim-down in the growth of the federal government is now "Conditional" aid.
https://spectator.org/democrats-love-the-irs-more-than-they-love-israel/
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