The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> will again move to pass legislation providing aid to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel</a> in response to a drone and missile attack from Iran, Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) said on Sunday.
Republicans &#8220;understand the necessity of standing with Israel,&#8221; Johnson <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnLwv_zuTA4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo, adding, &#8220;We&#8217;re going to try again this week, and the details of that package are being put together.&#8221;
During the interview on &#8220;Sunday Morning Futures,&#8221; Johnson suggested the package could provide emergency support to other countries as well, noting that lawmakers are &#8220;looking at the options and all these supplemental issues.&#8221;
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Johnson addressed the debate over providing more aid to Ukraine, too, while discussing his visit with former President Donald Trump in Florida on Friday.
&#8220;He and I are 100% united on these big agenda items,&#8221; Johnson said of Trump. He added that Trump floated the idea of a loan concept. The speaker additionally raised the <a href="https://www.foreign.senate.gov/press/rep/release/risch-whitehouse-applaud-committee-passage-of-repo-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">REPO Act</a> to use seized assets from Russian oligarchs to help fund Ukraine&#8217;s war effort.
&#8220;These are ideas that I think can get consensus, and that&#8217;s what we&#8217;ve been working through. We&#8217;ll send our package, we&#8217;ll put something together and send it to the Senate and get these obligations completed,&#8221; Johnson said.
Like other Republicans, Johnson chided Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) after the Senate <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/senate-blocks-14-3-billion-in-aid-for-israel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blocked</a> a House-passed bill that would have provided $14.3 billion in emergency aid to Israel with an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offset.
&#8220;What a concept, we took from the IRS expansion slush fund to pay for the Israel priority,&#8221; Johnson said.
The speaker noted that the House later considered an Israel aid bill without the IRS offset. It was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rejected</a>, with 166 Democrats and 14 Republicans voting against it after President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-threatens-veto-us-houses-standalone-israel-aid-bill-2024-02-05/#:~:text=Feb%205%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20U.S.,providing%20new%20funds%20for%20border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threatened</a> a veto.
On the Senate side, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-passes-95-billion-foreign-aid-bill-despite-opposition-from-over-half-of-republican-senators" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$95 billion foreign aid bill</a> to boost U.S. allies such as Israel and Ukraine was passed in February, but the House has not taken up the legislation. Some Democrats are renewing a push for that package following the Iran attack.
&#8220;The world is on fire. We should stand with our Democratic allies and push back against the enemies of freedom. The House must pass the bipartisan national security bill. Tomorrow,&#8221; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJeffries/status/1779501281477845042" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X on Sunday morning.
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Johnson also rebuked Schumer over his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-rebukes-schumer-over-israel-remarks-grotesque-and-hypocritical" target="_blank" rel="noopener">call last month</a> for Israel to hold a new election while criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership amid a months-long campaign in Gaza seeking to root out Hamas terrorists following an attack in October.
&#8220;What&#8217;s important right now is that we stand with Israel. We should not be dictating to them what their policy is; we certainly shouldn&#8217;t be doing what Chuck Schumer did, trying to suggest they should have new elections at this critical time,&#8221; Johnson said.
&#8220;They&#8217;re fighting for their very existence, and it&#8217;s never been more important for us to be there with them. And we&#8217;re resolved to do that. I hope that continues,&#8221; he added.

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Speaker Johnson Says House Will ‘Try Again’ With Israel Aid Following Iran Attack

Speaker Johnson Says House Will 'Try Again' With Israel Aid Following Iran Attack

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Numerous House Democrats have signaled that they would not certify a 2024 presidential election win from Donald Trump, relying on the 14th Amendment to claim Trump is an insurrectionist and thus ineligible from holding office.
Democrats including Reps. James Clyburn (SC), Jamie Raskin (MD), Adam Schiff (CA), Eric Swalwell (CA), and even House Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies refused to <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/02/democrats-congress-trump-january-6/677545/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">say</a> that they would confirm Trump to office if he won the 2024 election.
As Dan McLaughlin <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/democrats-may-refuse-to-certify-a-trump-election-if-he-wins-the-supreme-court-could-prevent-that/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explained</a> at National Review, Democrats could have the votes to sustain an objection to a Trump win if they take control of the House. &#8220;Only a simple majority is required, and unlike when the House chooses a president under the Twelfth Amendment, they don’t vote by states,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Unlike in 2016 or 2004, when they were in the minority, House Democrats could be playing with live ammunition.&#8221;
Still, a majority of senators would have to object to a Trump win, too. This would likely take 51 senators, and as McLaughlin pointed out, this would be a tough task for Democrats: They &#8220;either have to hold every seat they currently occupy (good luck in West Virginia), or take a Republican-held seat (the bluest of which is either Ted Cruz’s in Texas or Rick Scott’s in Florida),&#8221; he said.
A potential way around some of this chaos rests at the Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments earlier this month in Trump v. Anderson, a case about whether or not a state, in this case Colorado, can keep Trump off the ballot based on the 14th Amendment. If the high court gives clarity on the issue of Trump eligibility, specifically that he is eligible, then Democrats would not have room to object on this basis.
The arguments, so far, have bode well for Trump. Nearly every single justice, including the liberal ones, seemed exceedingly uncomfortable with siding with Colorado based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Notably, that provision was enacted immediately following the Civil War in an effort to keep anyone who engaged in an “insurrection” from holding office. 
Attorney Jonathan Mitchell, who argued on behalf of Trump, argued that Section 3 doesn’t mention “president,” but an “officer of the United States,” which he says includes appointed officials, not elected officials. Another argument centered around Colorado adding a qualification to Trump by deeming him an insurrectionist and then disqualifying him before the election.
Some of the strongest pushback to Colorado&#8217;s claims came from Justice Elena Kagan. “Why should a single state have the ability to make this determination not only for their own citizens but also for the nation?&#8221; she pressed the Colorado legal team. “It sounds awfully national to me … if you weren&#8217;t from Colorado, and you were from Wisconsin, or you were from Michigan, and what the Michigan secretary of state did is going to make the difference between whether candidate A is elected over Candidate  B is elected? I mean that seems quite extraordinary.”
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On Sunday, the top Democrat in the House belittled a standalone bill <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-announces-clean-standalone-israel-aid-package" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offered</a> by House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) that aims to send more aid to Israel, characterizing the proposal as not being &#8220;comprehensive&#8221; enough because it does not address other national security priorities.
Democrats will &#8220;evaluate&#8221; the legislation over the next few days, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week,&#8221; which prompted ABC&#8217;s George Stephanopoulos to press him on whether that means he&#8217;s open to the bill.
&#8220;Well, to decide the way forward as it relates to America’s national security priorities,&#8221; Jeffries <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1754159509549846849" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;Clearly, we&#8217;ve got to support Israel&#8217;s ability to defend itself against Hamas and to defeat Hamas. We also need to make sure that we&#8217;re doing everything possible to bring the hostages home, including American citizens.&#8221;
Jeffries alluded to a national security supplemental package being negotiated in the Senate that is expected to include aid to Israel as well as support for other causes, saying that the U.S. should be able to &#8220;surge&#8221; humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians as Israel fights Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
&#8220;Beyond that, we also have to address the national security priorities of the American people in other parts of the world,&#8221; he added. &#8220;First and foremost, certainly to support Ukraine&#8217;s effort to push back against Russian aggression, also to support our allies in the Indo-Pacific — Taiwan, Japan, South Korea. The legislation being put forth by House Republicans does none of that. The responsible approach is a comprehensive one to address America&#8217;s national security priorities.&#8221;
Fourteen House Democrats <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/12-house-dems-ignore-biden-veto-threat-help-pass-israel-aid-with-irs-cuts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">broke ranks and helped Republicans pass</a> a bill in November that would give $14.3 billion in aid to Israel coupled with a matching cut in funds to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/internal-revenue-service-irs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Internal Revenue Service (IRS)</a>.
Johnson, who has suggested that splitting up aid for U.S. allies is the <a href="https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2023/10/27/mike-johnson-interview-israel-ukraine-aid-maine-shootings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fiscally responsible</a> thing to do and indicated the Senate compromise would be <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4431375-speaker-johnson-senate-border-deal-dead-on-arrival-in-house/#:~:text=Speaker%20Mike%20Johnson%20(R%2DLa,about%20its%20terms%20are%20true." target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;dead on arrival&#8221;</a> in the House, indicated his new offering would not include the offset idea that the Democrat-led Senate has refused even to consider.
“Given the Senate’s failure to move appropriate legislation in a timely fashion, and the perilous circumstances currently facing Israel, the House will continue to lead. Next week, we will take up and pass a clean, standalone Israel supplemental package,&#8221; Johnson <a href="https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000018d-704f-d4fe-addf-7b5f3e320000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a Saturday letter announcing his proposal.
&#8220;During debate in the House and in numerous subsequent statements, Democrats made clear that their primary objection to the original House bill was with its offsets,&#8221; Johnson added. &#8220;The Senate will no longer have excuses, however misguided, against swift passage of this critical support for our ally.&#8221;
The White House released a statement on Saturday that highlighted how Johnson unveiled his new proposal as legislative text in the Senate was imminent after months of negotiations that included input from the Biden administration.
&#8220;We strongly oppose this ploy which does nothing to secure the border, does nothing to help the people of Ukraine defend themselves against [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s aggression, and denies humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians&#8221; <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/03/statement-from-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-on-latest-house-republican-bill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
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Stephanopoulos <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1754161509502980116" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> Jeffries to respond to &#8220;progressive&#8221; members, specifically naming Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), saying they want &#8220;conditions&#8221; on more aid to Israel.
&#8220;Well, Israel has a right to defend itself,&#8221; Jeffries repeated. &#8220;And also, of course, a responsibility to conduct its war in a manner consistent with the international rules of conflict. We shouldn&#8217;t put conditions on the ability of any of our allies to defend themselves, particularly against a brutal terrorist regime like Hamas.&#8221;

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House Dem Leader Knocks Speaker Johnson’s Standalone Israel Aid Proposal

House Dem Leader Knocks Speaker Johnson's Standalone Israel Aid Proposal

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Upon being <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-elects-mike-johnson-as-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">elected the new House speaker</a>, Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) said his office will become known for &#8220;decentralizing&#8221; power.
Johnson delivered remarks to the chamber before he was sworn in as the 56th speaker. He offered a preview of what his tenure will entail, including his expectations for its legacy.
&#8220;The job of the speaker of the House is to serve the whole body and I will. But I made a commitment to my colleagues here that this speaker&#8217;s office is going to be known for decentralizing the power here,&#8221; Johnson <a href="https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1717250497705328786" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
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Following a round of applause, he added, &#8220;My office is going to be known for members being more involved and having more influence in our processes in all the major decisions that are made here for predictable processes and regular order. We owe that to the people.&#8221;
Johnson secured the speakership in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-elects-mike-johnson-as-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">220-209 House floor vote</a>, filling the vacuum that opened up after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted from the role more than three weeks ago. No Republican voted against Johnson on Wednesday while Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was supported by every Democrat on the floor.
Jeffries handed Johnson the speaker&#8217;s gavel after he <a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1717245787615133886" target="_blank" rel="noopener">delivered</a> remarks pushing various priorities for the Democrats while also calling for an end to &#8220;gamesmanship,&#8221; brinkmanship,&#8221; and &#8220;partisanship.&#8221;
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In his speech that followed, Johnson said, &#8220;The country demands strong leadership of this body and we must not waver.&#8221; He declared that the first measure that he would bring to the House floor &#8220;in just a little while&#8221; would be &#8220;in support of our dear friend Israel.&#8221;
Israel is engaged in a war in the Gaza Strip after Hamas launched terrorist attacks on the country that killed an estimated 1,400-plus people, including <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-airstrikes-ramped-up-in-gaza-as-death-toll-climbs-172618515.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">33 Americans</a>.
Johnson also said he plans to establish a &#8220;bipartisan&#8221; commission to work on the national debt, which has <a href="https://www.usdebtclock.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">surpassed $33.6 trillion</a>, and called on Congress to address the &#8220;broken&#8221; southern border.
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Other parts of Johnson&#8217;s speech included thanking McCarthy for helping the GOP win the majority in the House, expressing gratitude to his wife and others for their support and work, and even suggesting that Republicans can find &#8220;common ground&#8221; with Democrats.
At times, Johnson received a standing ovation from members of both parties, including when he <a href="https://twitter.com/HouseGOP/status/1717254360386641975" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;a strong America is good for the entire world.&#8221;

Mike Johnson Calls For ‘Decentralizing’ Power As Speaker

Mike Johnson Calls For 'Decentralizing' Power As Speaker

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The GOP-led <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives">House</a> elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as its 56th speaker, ending a weeks-long stalemate in which three Republican nominees failed to win the gavel after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) got pushed out of the speakership.
In the first House floor ballot on Wednesday, Johnson defeated Minority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hakeem-jeffries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hakeem Jeffries</a> (D-NY), the nominee for the Democrats. The final tally was 220-209. A simple majority was needed for victory.
&#8220;It is the honor of a lifetime to have been elected the 56th Speaker of the House,&#8221; Johnson <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMikeJohnson/status/1717239282795000280" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X, adding later, &#8220;As Speaker, I will ensure the House delivers results and inspires change for the American people. We will restore trust in this body. We will advance a comprehensive conservative policy agenda, combat the harmful policies of the Biden Administration, and support our allies abroad. And we will restore sanity to a government desperately in need of it. Let’s get back to work.&#8221;
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It is the honor of a lifetime to have been elected the 56th Speaker of the House. 
Thank you to my colleagues, friends, staff, and family for the unmatched support throughout this process.
It has been an arduous few weeks, and a reminder that the House is as complicated and…
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Johnson managed to largely unite the GOP conference, which has a narrow majority in the House, in a way that the three prior nominees — House Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/steve-scalise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steve Scalise</a> (R-LA) and Judiciary Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jim-jordan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Jordan</a> (R-OH), and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) — failed to do this month. Johnson, the <a href="https://mikejohnson.house.gov/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vice chairman</a> of the House Republican Conference, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-gop-picks-mike-johnson-as-fourth-nominee-for-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> the GOP nomination on Tuesday night in the hours after Emmer dropped out.
&#8220;A man of deep faith, Mike epitomizes what it means to be a servant leader. A deeply respected constitutional lawyer, Mike has dedicated his life to preserving America&#8217;s great principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,&#8221; House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepStefanik/status/1717226571587518789" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in her speech nominating Johnson on Wednesday.
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Today is the day that House Republicans will humbly look in our hearts and elect <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMikeJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepMikeJohnson</a> as Speaker of the People&#39;s House. 
A man of deep faith, Mike epitomizes what it means to be a servant leader. A deeply respected Constitutional lawyer, Mike has dedicated his life… <a href="https://t.co/JJJBGf4dRS">pic.twitter.com/JJJBGf4dRS</a>
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Johnson now leads the lower chamber at a time when Democrats control the Senate and President Joe Biden, a Democrat, sits in the White House. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) had been serving as speaker pro tempore over the past few weeks.
In a letter to colleagues before the vote, Johnson <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1717201849525194845" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed</a> a stopgap measure through January 15 or April 15 to avert a government shutdown in mid-November &#8220;to ensure the Senate cannot jam the House with a Christmas omnibus&#8221; along with an &#8220;ambitious schedule&#8221; to pass individuals spending bills, including energy and water appropriations legislation this week.
He additionally called for quickly passing a resolution to condemn Hamas after its terrorist attacks on Israel. Looking ahead to the 2024 appropriations process, Johnson included a provision for August that says, &#8220;DO NOT break for district work period unless all 12 appropriations bills have passed the House.&#8221; Another listed aim of Johnson&#8217;s was to expand the GOP majority with the 2024 elections.
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Johnson, the 51-year-old son of a firefighter, is a &#8220;dedicated husband and father of four and an attorney who has devoted his life and career to fighting for the fundamental freedoms and traditional values that have always been a priority to the people of Louisiana,&#8221; according to his <a href="https://mikejohnson.house.gov/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">congressional biography page</a>.
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He worked as a <a href="https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2016/12/10/mike-johnson-4th-district-congress-marshall-jones/95207820/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">constitutional law attorney</a> before joining public office. Other work included being a college professor and conservative radio talk show host. After a tenure in the Louisiana state legislature, during which time he made waves for <a href="https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2015/04/03/bossier-legislator-mike-johnson-marriage-conscience-act/25249197/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a bill meant to keep the government</a> from discriminating against people over their view of marriage, Johnson became a member of the U.S. House of Representatives after defeating Democrat Marshall Jones in 2016.
As a member of the U.S. Congress, Johnson voted for the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/16/us/politics/house-vote-republican-tax-bill.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tax Cuts and Jobs Act</a> and a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/us/politics/health-care-bill-vote.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">healthcare bill</a> that sought to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act. He also <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMikeJohnson/status/1337213095077433355" target="_blank" rel="noopener">questioned</a> the results of the 2020 election and introduced <a href="https://mikejohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1276" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a border security bill</a> as well as <a href="https://mikejohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1269" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legislation</a> to make it a crime to transport a minor across state lines to get an abortion without &#8220;satisfying parental involvement law.&#8221; In addition to serving as vice chairman of the House Republican Conference and <a href="https://mikejohnson.house.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deputy whip</a> for House Republicans, Johnson had committee <a href="https://mikejohnson.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">assignments</a> with the Judiciary and Armed Services Committees.
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GOP speaker nominee <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMikeJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepMikeJohnson</a>: &quot;Democracy is messy sometimes, but it is our system. This conference that you see, this House Republican majority, is united.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/YBuG2esWd4">pic.twitter.com/YBuG2esWd4</a>
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Democrats were not impressed with Johnson as the GOP nominee. A Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokesman said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/maxpcohen/status/1717209198482653659" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that electing Johnson as speaker would represent how the GOP conference &#8220;has completely given in to the most extreme fringes of their party.&#8221;
In January, McCarthy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-kevin-mccarthy-elected-next-speaker-of-the-house">won</a> the speaker&#8217;s gavel in the 15th round of voting after making concessions to a small group of Republicans, such as restoring the ability of a single member to trigger the process that would lead to such a no-confidence vote. Citing frustrations with McCarthy’s leadership, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) <a href="https://apnews.com/article/kevin-mccarthy-matt-gaetz-speaker-vacate-congress-e7e5ccc6cf79ccbf5b4a7b73b9d5a3ae" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gaetz-floats-bipartisan-compromise-on-motion-to-vacate">“motion to vacate the chair”</a> in early October after the GOP-controlled House passed a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown. Gaetz and seven other Republicans joined with Democrats in a 216-210 vote that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-ousted-from-speakership-after-democrats-side-with-matt-gaetz">ousted McCarthy</a>.
McCarthy and Gaetz, along with Scalise and Jordan, rallied in support of Johnson in the end. Former President Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner in the 2024 presidential race, <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111295424273340966" target="_blank" rel="noopener">encouraged</a> members to support Johnson on Wednesday after previously endorsing Jordan for speaker.

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA)

House Elects Mike Johnson As Speaker

The GOP-led <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives">House</a> is poised to vote on giving broader powers to temporary Speaker Patrick McHenry (R-NC) as Republicans struggle to elect a candidate to take the gavel full-time.
A decision to go this route emerged as a GOP conference meeting got underway on Thursday morning, according to multiple reports. It was not immediately clear when a vote would take place. Neither were specific details about a resolution that the House would consider.
McHenry has been serving <a href="https://apnews.com/article/house-speaker-powers-mchenry-875bebd218096a5252840cd8f52cc137#tbl-em-lnrqqihtbbq5d9n8lt">as speaker pro tempore</a> for a little over two weeks after the House took the unprecedented step of voting Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) out as speaker. Since then, there has been doubt about whether an acting speaker can do more than preside over <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/05/acting-house-speaker-powers/">debate and vote for a full-time speaker</a>.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the GOP nominee, lost House floor votes on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jim-jordan-loses-first-house-speaker-vote">Tuesday</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jim-jordan-loses-ground-in-second-house-speaker-vote-loss">Wednesday</a> with at least 20 Republican defectors voting for other people in the party in each ballot. Jordan remains in the race.
After a meeting with party leaders on Thursday, Jordan decided to support McHenry as interim speaker until January, <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1715021061463367762">according to PunchBowl News</a>. This would give Jordan time to attempt to solidify support for his candidacy.
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) got more votes than Jordan in both ballots but also failed to get a chamber-wide majority to win the gavel. He has <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJeffries/status/1714624006559518838">pushed for</a> a “bipartisan path forward&#8221; but has yet to comment directly on a bid to empower McHenry.
Some Republicans have voiced support for temporarily expanding McHenry&#8217;s power while others are opposed to the idea.
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeKellyPA/status/1714766182262120830">said</a> such a move is &#8220;about continuing the work of the American people while we select a new speaker.&#8221; He is one of the Republicans who resisted Jordan&#8217;s candidacy in both ballots this week and, along with Rep. David Joyce (R-OH), has been floating a resolution to empower McHenry.
&#8220;There is no path for a GOP-only empowerment of a Speaker Pro-Tem so it will necessarily require Democrat votes,&#8221; Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) <a href="https://twitter.com/chiproytx/status/1715015738560270345">said</a> in a post to X.
&#8220;It is, in any event, a fool’s errand &#8211; breaking with tradition &amp; setting constitutionally questionable precedent to empower someone &#8230; who is NOT the duly elected Speaker but will be empowered to negotiate a [continuing resolution] &amp; massive supplemental bills (approx. $100BB) for Israel &amp; Ukraine (&amp; $ to process more illegals),&#8221; he added. &#8220;It will then set the [House Republicans] up for a Xmas omni &#8216;deal.&#8217; I strongly oppose.&#8221;
Ahead of gaveling the House into session at noon, McHenry <a href="https://twitter.com/haleytalbotcnn/status/1715025284116713692">told</a> reporters that his &#8220;goal is to get Jim Jordan elected speaker as our speaker nominee.&#8221;

Patrick McHenry

House Moves Toward Empowering McHenry As Temporary Speaker

Jim Jordan

Kevin McCarthy

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives">House</a> Democrats are ready to formalize talks about putting together a bipartisan coalition to elect a new speaker, according to Minority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hakeem-jeffries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hakeem Jeffries</a> (D-NY).
Kristen Welker, moderator of NBC’s “Meet The Press,” asked Jeffries during an interview on Sunday whether there are behind-the-scenes conversations with GOP lawmakers that could result in a &#8220;governing coalition&#8221; in the House.
&#8220;There are informal conversations that have been underway. When we get back to Washington tomorrow, it&#8217;s important to begin to formalize those discussions,&#8221; Jeffries <a href="https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1713565661975179505">said</a>.
Republicans have a majority in the House and have struggled to rally behind a single candidate after Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) was ousted as speaker nearly two weeks ago.
House Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/steve-scalise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steve Scalise</a> (R-LA) secured his party&#8217;s nomination but dropped out late last week, citing &#8220;schisms that have to be resolved.&#8221; Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jim-jordan-wins-gop-speaker-nomination-in-new-round-of-voting?%3Futm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwnewstwitter">won the nomination</a> in a second round of voting but has yet to garner enough support to take the speaker&#8217;s gavel.
With Democrats united in nominating Jeffries as their nominee for speaker, Republicans can only afford to lose a handful of votes to secure the simple majority needed to control the speaker&#8217;s gavel unless there is a bipartisan compromise.
Jeffries <a href="https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1713566121800925266">said</a> Democrats are &#8220;ready to be reasonable&#8221; when negotiating with the other party on some sort of consensus.
&#8220;We want to ensure that votes are taken on bills that have substantial Democratic support and substantial Republican support so that the extremists aren&#8217;t able to dictate the agenda,&#8221; Jeffries said.
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&#8220;The current rules of the House have facilitated a handful of Republicans being able to determine what gets voted on in the House of Representatives and that undermines the interests of the American people,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We can change the rules to facilitate bipartisanship and that should be the starting point of our conversation.&#8221;
There is a sense of urgency as Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), who is serving as speaker pro tempore, is limited in what he can do in the temporary role at a time when Israel goes to war with Hamas after a terrorist attack last weekend and a government shutdown possible by mid-November.
While some have suggested empowering McHenry to get legislative business back on track, in the short term, others voiced opposition to a bipartisan compromise.
&#8220;Some Republicans want to cut a deal with Democrat leader Hakeem Jeffries to elect a Speaker. With Democrats controlling the White House and the Senate, we must not give up control of the House,&#8221; Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1713559104063488016">said</a> in a post to X on Sunday. &#8220;Republicans should unite behind Jim Jordan as our Speaker of the House!&#8221;

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)

House Dem Leader Wants Formal Talks For Bipartisan Speaker Deal

House Democrats nominated Minority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hakeem-jeffries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hakeem Jeffries</a> (D-NY) for speaker on Tuesday as Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-to-expect-with-the-gops-house-speaker-forum">held a forum</a> for its candidates.
Party leaders said members voted <a href="https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1711889903737311577">&#8220;unanimously&#8221;</a> to renominate Jeffries, who was also the Democrats&#8217; pick in January when the House eventually settled on Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) for speaker after 15 contentious rounds of voting.
In a <a href="https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/leader-jeffries-statement-upon-being-nominated-speaker-house-democratic-caucus">statement</a>, Jeffries thanked his colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus for their support and urged &#8220;traditional Republicans&#8221; to break from &#8220;MAGA extremism&#8221; to create an &#8220;enlightened, bipartisan coalition.&#8221;
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House Democrats tonight renominated Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker: “I am grateful to my colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus for their extraordinary support and the unanimity of purpose as we continue to put people over politics.” <a href="https://t.co/9HBh6wVfyB">pic.twitter.com/9HBh6wVfyB</a>
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Republicans, who hold a slim majority in the House, held a forum on Tuesday to hear from their candidates for speaker. House Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/steve-scalise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Steve Scalise</a> (R-LA) and Judiciary Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jim-jordan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Jordan</a> (R-OH) are facing off as the two declared GOP contenders. Though McCarthy said he <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1711847654907351176">urged</a> his supporters not to nominate him, at least one GOP House member — Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) — <a href="https://twitter.com/RepCarlos/status/1711947132771401771">said</a> he will vote for McCarthy anyway.
A Republican internal election for speaker is <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/live-blog/house-speaker-vote-live-updates-rcna119454/rcrd20599?canonicalCard=true">expected</a> to take place on Wednesday morning, but after the forum on Tuesday, it was not clear whether either Jordan or Scalise had sufficient support to win their party&#8217;s nomination. Ultimately, a simple majority will be needed to win the speaker&#8217;s gavel in a chamber-wide vote.
Upon leaving the GOP forum, Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) said there were &#8220;50/50 odds&#8221; of a speaker being chosen on Wednesday, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/house-speaker-race-10-10-23/h_faf932f2e9744b5c4371ece6ac933fa9">according to CNN</a>. A far less optimistic Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said he &#8220;put it at 2%&#8221; that Republicans can settle on a speaker by Wednesday, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/live-blog/house-speaker-vote-live-updates-rcna119454/rcrd20596?canonicalCard=true">per NBC News</a>.
A single member — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) — triggered a no-confidence vote in McCarthy last week over objections to his leadership. Gaetz was joined by seven fellow Republicans and the Democrats in successfully <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-ousted-from-speakership-after-democrats-side-with-matt-gaetz">removing</a> the speaker from the role.
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The unprecedented series of events has led to debate about whether to change or get rid of the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/motion-vacate-lightning-rod-stormy-house-speakers-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;motion to vacate&#8221; rule</a> that resulted in McCarthy&#8217;s ouster, as well as to revamp GOP <a href="https://twitter.com/juliegraceb/status/1711850290608038287" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conference</a> rules <a href="https://twitter.com/juliegraceb/status/1711850687263306237">governing</a> the <a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1711749990928756750">threshold</a> for picking a nominee.
Despite uncertainty on the GOP side as to whether the conference can unite around a specific candidate, there is a sense of urgency as Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), who is serving as speaker pro tempore in the short term, is limited in what he can do in the role.
One leading issue is government spending, with a government shutdown possible in mid-November if lawmakers cannot come to an agreement after a six-week continuing resolution expires.
Then there is Israel&#8217;s war on Hamas after the militant group&#8217;s deadly attack from Gaza over the weekend. House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) said he expects a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/most-house-members-rally-behind-resolution-supporting-israel-against-hamas">bipartisan resolution</a> declaring support for Israel &#8220;to be one of the first, if not the first items considered on the floor once we elect a new Speaker.&#8221;

House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)

House Democrats Pick Nominee For Speaker As GOP Hears From Candidates

Steve Scalise

Leaders of the House Democrats said they &#8220;expect&#8221; House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) to queue up a Ukraine aid vote following the passage of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-stopgap-spending-measure-with-no-additional-support-for-ukraine">short-term spending bill</a> that averted a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/government-shutdown">government shutdown</a>.
The joint statement, <a href="https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/joint-house-democratic-leadership-statement-passage-continuing-resolution">released</a> by the office of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Saturday, was quickly referred to as a &#8220;side deal&#8221; with Democrats by some Republicans who opposed the 45-day continuing resolution.
&#8220;When the House returns, we expect Speaker McCarthy to advance a bill to the House Floor for an up-or-down vote that supports Ukraine, consistent with his commitment to making sure that Vladimir Putin, Russia and authoritarianism are defeated,&#8221; the joint statement said. &#8220;We must stand with the Ukrainian people until victory is won.&#8221;
The statement was issued by Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA), and Vice Chair Ted Lieu (D-CA).
The House passed a 45-day continuing resolution <a href="https://apnews.com/article/congress-ukraine-budget-security-assistance-799067491a1bba9671b4dfdf491d0a8e">without more aid for Ukraine</a> — which is more than a year and a half into a conflict to fend off Russian invaders — by a <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023513">335-91 vote.</a> The Democrat-led Senate approved it, and President Joe Biden signed the bill on Saturday night. The stop-gap legislation gives lawmakers time to come to an agreement on spending various parts of the federal government in the new fiscal year.
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The House Democrat leadership statement prompted a firestorm on social media, although it remains unclear what the House would do next when it reconvenes.
&#8220;Wow. [McCarthy] made a side Ukraine deal with Democrats and didn’t tell House Republicans until after his Continuing Resolution passed. More deceit,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1708269890627363163/quotes">said</a> Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) in a post to X. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLuna/status/1708317462410690659">shared</a> a public letter that urged McCarthy to &#8220;call for peace talks before you request more funding for a country that is not our own.&#8221;
Gaetz, while appearing on Sunday morning talk shows, also said he would move for a no-confidence vote against McCarthy that could lead to his ouster as speaker in the coming week, citing multiple gripes with the leader, including the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-denies-zelensky-opportunity-to-address-joint-session-of-congress">Ukraine matter</a>.
As <a href="https://twitter.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/1708270528249647261">noted</a> by Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich, McCarthy &#8220;needs&#8221; support from Democrats to overcome any motion to vacate, and they are &#8220;making an ask now that McCarthy bring a Ukraine bill to the floor.&#8221;
Biden has asked Congress for roughly $24 billion in additional military and humanitarian assistance tied to the Ukraine conflict on top of the roughly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-denies-zelensky-opportunity-to-address-joint-session-of-congress">$113 billion previously allocated</a>.

Hakeem Jeffries with other House Dem leaders

House Dems ‘Expect’ Ukraine Aid Vote After Shutdown Averted

House Dems 'Expect' Ukraine Aid Vote After Shutdown Averted

Government Shutdown

House Democrats

Matt Gaetz

Ted Lieu

Ukraine

Arizona senator Kyrsten Sinema, who left the Democratic Party last year and became an independent, blasted Democratic Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer, her former boss, because the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Shelter Services Program has plans to send roughly twice the amount of funding to New York that it plans to send to Arizona, a border state.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXSj86ojGIk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speaking</a> to first responders in the border city of Yuma, Sinema was asked, “Why is the money going to New York, and who’s sending it?”
“My staff is gonna be really upset but I&#8217;m gonna tell you the truth here,” Sinema admitted. “The reason the money is going to New York is because the Speaker of the House (likely a reference to Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic Leader) is from New York and the leader of the United States Senate (Schumer) is from New York. That is how a bunch of money went to New York.”
“The Shelter and Services Program provides funds to non-federal entities that provide sheltering and other eligible services to noncitizen migrants who have been encountered by the Department of Homeland Security and released from custody while awaiting the outcome of their immigration proceedings,” <a href="https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/shelter-services-program" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FEMA</a> states. “The intent is to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the safe, orderly, and humane release of noncitizen migrants from short-term holding facilities.”
Arizona will receive a total of roughly $69.3 million; New York will receive a total of roughly $134.6 million, according to <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12367509/Im-going-tell-truth-Kirsten-Sinema-blasts-former-boss-says-decision-send-130-MILLION-migrant-money-New-York-instead-border-states-Senate-leader-Chuck-Schumer-NEW-YORK.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Mail</a>.
“Look, this is something I fought for,” she continued. “When I fought really hard to ensure that this money got included in the omnibus budget in December of last year &#8230; we fought really hard to get this in, the money was intended — and there’s language that was put in the law that said that it should be going for decompression of the border. The fact that a yeoman&#8217;s amount of this money went to New York City in my opinion is wrong because they are not a border state and they are not facing the kind of pressure that we are facing here.”
“So when I hear from folks in other parts of the country who say, ‘Oh, it’s hard, our shelters are overwhelmed,’ yeah, come live a day in the life of Yuma, Summerton, or San Luis. Just one day,” she declared.
“I am livid that the administration is sending money to a part of the country that while it has a lot of folks showing up in their shelter, they don&#8217;t have folks wandering the streets of our small towns and communities or facing heat exhaustion, showing up without basics like formula,” she said.
“People will come across the border with chicken pox. What we&#8217;re experiencing here in Arizona is matched only by what folks are experiencing in southern Texas. Those are the two communities that are experiencing this crisis. The rest of the country’s seeing some elements of it, but we are here facing the brunt. And it is wrong and unfair that that SSP money is going to places other than South Texas and South Arizona,” she concluded.

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‘I Am Livid’: Sinema Blasts Former Boss Schumer For NY Getting Roughly Double Immigration Funding

Arizona

Chuck Schumer

FEMA

Immigration

Kyrsten Sinema

New York

Far-left Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) attempted to walk back anti-Israel statements she made Saturday, including “Israel is a racist state,” as she faces condemnation from fellow House Democrats over the comments.
Jayapal made the comment during a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-cF0hwfi3A&amp;t=4221s">panel</a> with fellow hardliners Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Chuy Garcia (D-AZ) when anti-Israel demonstrators chanted the phrase at the lawmakers. 
“I want you to know that we have been fighting to make it clear that Israel is a racist state, that the Palestinian people deserve self-determination and autonomy,” Jayapal <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/07/17/1188096678/jayapal-israel-racist-state-jeffries">said</a>.
The comments drew scattered applause and cheers from people in the audience but soon led to a rebuke from fellow Democrats. 
“Israel is not a racist state,” a <a href="https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/joint-house-democratic-leadership-statement-relationship-between-united-states">letter</a> from the House Democratic leadership read without explicitly naming Jayapal. “America and Israel have a uniquely special relationship anchored in our shared democratic values and strategic interests. As House Democratic leaders, we strongly support Israel’s right to exist as a homeland for the Jewish people.”
Jayapal released a <a href="https://jayapal.house.gov/2023/07/16/jayapal-statement-on-israel-comments/#:~:text=At%20a%20conference%2C%20I%20attempted,as%20a%20nation%20is%20racist.">statement</a> Sunday afternoon attempting to walk back her comments, saying, “I attempted to defuse a tense situation during a panel where fellow members of Congress were being protested. Words do matter and so it is important that I clarify my statement. I do not believe the idea of Israel as a nation is racist.”
The congresswoman, who leads the House Progressive Caucus, then took aim at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying his “extreme right-wing government has engaged in discriminatory and outright racist policies.”
A separate <a href="https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-750352">letter</a> from a group of Jewish Democrats, which was making the rounds gathering signatures, expresses “deep concern” over Jayapal’s “unacceptable” remarks. “We will never allow anti-Zionist voices that embolden antisemitism to hijack the Democratic Party and country,” the letter says, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/16/politics/pramila-jayapal-israel-netroots-nation/index.html">according</a> to CNN.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Monday <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4102090-mccarthy-democrats-need-to-do-something-about-antisemitic-remarks/">called</a> upon House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to address Jayapal’s and other Democrats’ anti-Israel comments.
“This isn’t the first person in the Democratic conference that has continued to make antisemitic comments,” McCarthy said, referencing Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) 2021 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-ilhan-omar-the-united-states-and-israel-commit-unthinkable-atrocities-like-the-taliban-hamas">comparison</a> of Israel with the Taliban and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ilhan-omar-on-her-history-of-anti-semitism-i-didnt-understand-i-was-trafficking-in-anti-semitism">other statements</a>. “I think this is a role for the leader, Hakeem, to prove that no, they’re not antisemitic.”
Jayapal’s comments come ahead of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s address to a joint session of Congress later this week, commemorating the Jewish State’s 75th Anniversary. 
Democratic leadership has been receptive to Herzog’s visit. “I look forward to welcoming him with open arms,” Jeffries said at a news conference last week, calling Herzog “a force for good in Israeli society.”
But far-left Democrats, including Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), and Cori Bush (D-MO), have all said they will not attend Herzog’s speech in protest. Jayapal is reportedly undecided on whether she will attend the speech but has said she doesn’t believe she will.

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Jayapal Tries To Walk Back 'Israel Is A Racist State' Comments

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House Minority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hakeem-jeffries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hakeem Jeffries</a> (D-NY) claimed on Wednesday that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Republicans</a> want to induce a <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/recession" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recession</a> amid <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/debt-ceiling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debt ceiling</a> negotiations with the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a> so that former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> has better election odds next year.
The debt ceiling, a statute established by <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress</a> that prevents the government from spending beyond a predetermined <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/national-debt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">national debt</a> limit of $31.4 trillion, exceeded the threshold earlier this year. Republicans want to link an increase in the debt limit with spending caps, while Democrats say they prefer separate processes for debt limit negotiations and budget reforms, a debate which occurs even as the government nears <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellen-says-nation-could-face-debt-default-in-less-than-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">default</a> as soon as the first day of June.
Jeffries advanced his theory in a press <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4pAvuQ_i8g" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conference</a> alongside other lawmakers. “They have rejected every single reasonable proposal that the Biden administration has put on the table, which leads many of us to draw the conclusion that at the end of the day, what the House Republicans want is a dangerous default,” he commented. “They want to crash the economy, they want to trigger a job-killing recession, because they believe that it will improve their electoral prospects for the insurrection-in-chief, who is going to be their nominee.”
Democratic officials have indeed contended in recent weeks that Republicans are engaged in brinkmanship as they call for spending reforms in addition to a temporary increase in the debt limit. House Republicans have called for a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-led-house-passes-mccarthys-plan-to-raise-debt-limit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">freeze</a> in spending at fiscal year 2022 levels with 1% annual increases for the next decade along with an increased debt limit.
Jeffries interpreted the move as a desire to either “extract deep, painful cuts that will hurt the health, the safety, or the well-being of everyday Americans,” or otherwise “crash the economy, default on our debt, and trigger a painful recession.”
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-CT) added in the press conference that Republicans do not “care about spending” since they increased the debt ceiling three times under the Trump administration. “They care what ends up in the pockets of the wealthy and the well-connected,” she continued. “The American people are watching, and they know House Republicans are responsible for this manufactured, very dangerous crisis.”
The accusations occur as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) continues to hold discussions with President Joe Biden over possible compromises on budget reforms. McCarthy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-tells-house-republicans-he-is-nowhere-near-debt-ceiling-deal-with-biden-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> fellow Republicans to “hang with me on the debt limit” since he and Biden are “nowhere near a deal yet,” while Biden characterized the most recent discussions as “productive” and affirmed that “the only way to move forward is in good faith toward a bipartisan agreement.”
McCarthy has repeatedly <a href="https://www.speaker.gov/reasonable-republicans-and-default-democrats/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> that Biden waited more than three months to resume debt limit negotiations since the discussions launched in early February, meaning that the current proximity to the possible default deadline was largely avoidable.
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Fitch Ratings, considered one of the three most influential credit rating agencies in the nation, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-rating-agencies-threaten-u-s-with-credit-downgrade-over-debt-limit-chaos-even-if-a-deal-is-made" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in an outlook on Wednesday that the AAA rating currently held by the United States could be reconsidered because of “increased political partisanship that is hindering reaching a resolution to raise or suspend the debt limit.” Morningstar, another rating agency, said in a similar outlook that “the prospect of repeated debt ceiling standoffs in a polarized political environment” could induce a determination that the nation is no longer worthy of a AAA rating “even if Congress ends up increasing the debt ceiling” before the first day of June.

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