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WASHINGTON — House Republicans are hoping to pass a bill on Thursday that would provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel as it wages war against Hamas, but Democrats say it’s dead on arrival in the Senate and President Joe Biden has vowed to veto the measure. The bill, championed by newly minted Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is narrow in scope, pairing Israel aid with $14.3 billion in cuts to IRS funding that was approved through Biden’s 2022 sweeping climate, health and tax law.
'I am glad that the president issued a veto threat over this stunningly unserious proposal,' Schumer said in a floor speech. 'The Senate will not be considering this deeply flawed proposal from the House GOP.' Addressing reporters at his first leadership press conference as speaker, Johnson on Thursday defended the GOP's IRS provisions, arguing despite the CBO's report that Americans want Congress to get its fiscal house in order.
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