Speaker Mike Johnson said he is also working out plans to speak to the Israeli Knesset.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday signaled he won't stand in the way of inviting Israeli Prime MinisterHouse Speaker Mike Johnson said earlier on Thursday he planned to invite Netanyahu to address at least the House — with or without Schumer's go-ahead. "We'll certainly extend that invitation," Johnson said on CNBC's "Squawk Box," adding, "I'm the one that extends the invitations to speak in the House, and if we just have the House, that's fine too."to address the Israeli Knesset and "we're just trying to work out schedules on all this.
"I will always welcome the opportunity for the Prime Minister of Israel to speak to Congress in a bipartisan way," he added. A Schumer spokesperson told Axios that Johnson hadn't discussed the invitation with Schumer as of Thursday morning.A senior Israeli official had told Axios that Schumer's sign off would be essential, saying the Israeli leader "isn't going to come and speak in front of half of Congress."The idea of inviting Netanyahu to address Congress was initially floated by several House Republicans during a closed-door GOP Conference meeting on Wednesday morning.
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