House speaker trying to thread a needle with separate foreign aid bills, expert says
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-64% Very Liberal
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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
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| "Johnson hopes to have text out Tuesday on the four individual bills: funds for Israel, funds for Ukraine, funds for our Indo-Pacific allies, and a fourth with additional measures to counter our adversaries and strengthen our national security." | Positive | 30% Conservative |
| "Johnson hopes to have text out Tuesday on the four individual bills: funds for Israel, funds for Ukraine, funds for our Indo-Pacific allies, and a fourth with additional measures to counter our adversaries and strengthen our national security." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Johnson said the House bills could introduce the idea of providing some of the assistance in the form of loans, which he said could be more palatable for people." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "A Fox News anchor also asked Johnson if he thought Israel aid would get more Republican support, while Ukraine aid would get more Democratic support." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "We didn't think it was fair or right for the House to be, you know, rolled by the Senate, Johnson said during an appearance on Fox News." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "It's just a convoluted plan to try to thread a needle that may not (be possible), said Casey Burgat, the Legislative Affairs Program director at The George Washington University in D.C.Burgat said this effort to hold separate votes is a Hail Mary by Johnson to avoid taking up the $95 billion Senate aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Johnson, facing political pressure from the far right of his party, is seeking individual votes on foreign aid packages by the end of the week instead of taking up the comprehensive foreign aid bill passed a couple months ago by the Democratic-controlled Senate." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Burgat said Johnson's plan for breaking apart the foreign assistance package is a strategy, but he's not sure it'll be a successful one." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "If this effort fails, Johnson will have to decide between taking up the Senate bill or leaving Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan without assistance." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "That's probably the way it'll shake out, Johnson said." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Burgat said Johnson might bite the bullet and take up the Senate bill, given he's previously been willing to deal during the budget battles." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "A couple of House Republicans have already threatened to push for Johnson's ouster if he moves on Ukraine aid." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Johnson told the Fox News anchors that he's not worried about the possibility his members will try to kick him out of the speakership." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "If it weren't going to pass, Johnson would just put it up, it would fail, and then they would pass a separate Israel bill, Allen said." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Taking up the Senate bill, seen by his members as a Democratic bill, would be fraught with political danger for Johnson." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "(TND) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson is moving forward with his best worst option to get votes on foreign aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, an expert said Tuesday." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
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65% : Johnson hopes to have text out Tuesday on the four individual bills: funds for Israel, funds for Ukraine, funds for our Indo-Pacific allies, and a fourth with "additional measures to counter our adversaries and strengthen our national security.*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.