KTBB Article RatingJohnson's Israel funding showdown with Biden, Democrats -- and Senate Republicans
Nov 01, 2023 View Original Article
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| "We caot afford to politicize the battle against Hamas and Iran, giving ammunition to anti-Israel extremists around the world, she added." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Threatening to undermine American national security unless House Republicans can help the wealthy and big corporations cheat on their taxes -- which would increase the deficit -- is the definition of backwards, Jean-Pierre wrote.Senate leaders agree: Israel and Ukraine aid 'intertwined'Just after House Republicans unveiled the Israel aid bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor to reassert the importance of passing Biden's supplemental aid package that, in addition to aid for Israel and Ukraine, also includes money for Taiwan and southern border security." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| "New House Speaker Mike Johnson, as one of his first moves, is forcing a showdown over emergency aid to Israel." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "Johnson: Israel aid is an 'immediate and urgent need'Speaker Johnson said his plan addresses the immediate and urgent need for aid to Israel, he told Fox News' Outnumbered co-host Kayleigh McEnany." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "Johnson: Israel aid is an 'immediate and urgent need'Speaker Johnson said his plan addresses the immediate and urgent need for aid to Israel, he told Fox News' Outnumbered co-host Kayleigh McEnany." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "I had for a brief moment hoped that the House might be getting their act back together, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Co., said of the package." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, who as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee played an essential role in crafting the IRS enforcement portion of the Inflation Reduction Act, said using the IRS funds to pay for Israel relief could actually cost the country money by decreasing tax revenue." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "They have about $67 billion in that fund and we'll try to take the $14.5 [billion] necessary for this immediate and urgent need, Johnson said.When asked if offsetting the bill will drive Senate Democrats away, Johnson said, it may, but my intention is to call Leader Schumer over there and have a very direct and thoughtful conversation about this." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "They have about $67 billion in that fund and we'll try to take the $14.5 [billion] necessary for this immediate and urgent need, Johnson said.When asked if offsetting the bill will drive Senate Democrats away, Johnson said, it may, but my intention is to call Leader Schumer over there and have a very direct and thoughtful conversation about this." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "They have about $67 billion in that fund and we'll try to take the $14.5 [billion] necessary for this immediate and urgent need, Johnson said.When asked if offsetting the bill will drive Senate Democrats away, Johnson said, it may, but my intention is to call Leader Schumer over there and have a very direct and thoughtful conversation about this." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "The new speaker knows perfectly well that if you want to support Israel, you can't propose legislation that is full of poison pills, he said..Senate Minority Leader Mitch McCoell spoke next on the floor Tuesday, and he largely echoed Schumer's message, calling the conflicts in Israel and Ukraine intertwined and demanding a comprehensive U.S. response." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "The new speaker knows perfectly well that if you want to support Israel, you can't propose legislation that is full of poison pills, he said..Senate Minority Leader Mitch McCoell spoke next on the floor Tuesday, and he largely echoed Schumer's message, calling the conflicts in Israel and Ukraine intertwined and demanding a comprehensive U.S. response." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "All of these challenges share one thing in common: they directly impact America's national security, America's democratic values, and the international world order that has allowed democracy to take root, Schumer said." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "If we ignore that fact, we do so at our own peril, McCoell said." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "But I think, if you put this to the American people, and they weigh the two needs, I think they're going to say standing with Israel and protecting the iocent over there is in our national interest and is a more immediate need than IRS agents, Johnson said." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "He's pushing a vote Thursday on a bill that would provide more than $14 billion to the American ally -- but not include $61 billion in aid to Ukraine as President Joe Biden, House and Senate Democrats -- and even many Senate Republicans -- want tied to the same measure." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida said in a statement, Support for defending Israel should not come with conditions, be it cutting foreign military financing by 30" | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Johnson has set up the showdown as making a choice between what's considered more important." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "We are $33 TRILLION in debt and our wide-open border is a national security crisis, Greene posted to X.During a local radio interview Monday, GOP Rep. Chip Roy of Texas said while he supports helping Israel, he argues that the U.S. should not write another blank check to anyone, including ourselves." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "We are $33 TRILLION in debt and our wide-open border is a national security crisis, Greene posted to X.During a local radio interview Monday, GOP Rep. Chip Roy of Texas said while he supports helping Israel, he argues that the U.S. should not write another blank check to anyone, including ourselves." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "White House: Bill is 'nonstarter'The White House is bashing the House GOP bill, calling it a nonstarter for tying aid to Israel to cuts in IRS funding -- money already passed under Biden's Inflation Reduction Act." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "I'm against it, Massie posted on X.I'm voting NO as well." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "But I am not going to continue to go down this road where we bankrupt our country and undermine our very ability to defend ourselves, much less our allies, by continuing to write blank checks, Roy said." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "The House GOP bill is woefully inadequate and has the hard-right's fingerprints all over it, Schumer said, referring to growing opposition among House Republicans to more Ukraine aid, especially without conditions." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "I am deeply disturbed by Speaker Johnson playing political games with Israeli emergency funding, something our nation has never done in a time of crisis." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "I'm going to use every tool I have as chairman of the Finance Committee, Wyden said.House Democrats, and even some Republicans, opposeAt least two House Republicans -- Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Thomas Massie of Kentucky -- said they will not vote for aid to Israel, reducing the already slim number of House GOP votes Johnson can afford to lose and still get the bill passed." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "I'm going to use every tool I have as chairman of the Finance Committee, Wyden said.House Democrats, and even some Republicans, opposeAt least two House Republicans -- Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Thomas Massie of Kentucky -- said they will not vote for aid to Israel, reducing the already slim number of House GOP votes Johnson can afford to lose and still get the bill passed." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "I'm going to use every tool I have as chairman of the Finance Committee, Wyden said.House Democrats, and even some Republicans, opposeAt least two House Republicans -- Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Thomas Massie of Kentucky -- said they will not vote for aid to Israel, reducing the already slim number of House GOP votes Johnson can afford to lose and still get the bill passed." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "I'm going to use every tool I have as chairman of the Finance Committee, Wyden said.House Democrats, and even some Republicans, opposeAt least two House Republicans -- Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Thomas Massie of Kentucky -- said they will not vote for aid to Israel, reducing the already slim number of House GOP votes Johnson can afford to lose and still get the bill passed." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Schumer slammed the bill as a partisan and woefully inadequate package that includes poison pills that help tax cheats." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "Threatening to undermine American national security unless House Republicans can help the wealthy and big corporations cheat on their taxes -- which would increase the deficit -- is the definition of backwards, Jean-Pierre wrote.Senate leaders agree: Israel and Ukraine aid 'intertwined'Just after House Republicans unveiled the Israel aid bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor to reassert the importance of passing Biden's supplemental aid package that, in addition to aid for Israel and Ukraine, also includes money for Taiwan and southern border security." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Threatening to undermine American national security unless House Republicans can help the wealthy and big corporations cheat on their taxes -- which would increase the deficit -- is the definition of backwards, Jean-Pierre wrote.Senate leaders agree: Israel and Ukraine aid 'intertwined'Just after House Republicans unveiled the Israel aid bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor to reassert the importance of passing Biden's supplemental aid package that, in addition to aid for Israel and Ukraine, also includes money for Taiwan and southern border security." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
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46% : ""We cannot afford to politicize the battle against Hamas and Iran, giving ammunition to anti-Israel extremists around the world," she added.29% : ""Threatening to undermine American national security unless House Republicans can help the wealthy and big corporations cheat on their taxes -- which would increase the deficit -- is the definition of backwards," Jean-Pierre wrote.Senate leaders agree: Israel and Ukraine aid 'intertwined'Just after House Republicans unveiled the Israel aid bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor to reassert the importance of passing Biden's supplemental aid package that, in addition to aid for Israel and Ukraine, also includes money for Taiwan and southern border security.
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