{"id":2079917,"date":"2023-10-26T09:29:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T13:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-resolution-supporting-israel-in-johnsons-first-act-as-speaker\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T09:31:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T13:31:44","slug":"house-passes-resolution-supporting-israel-in-johnsons-first-act-as-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-resolution-supporting-israel-in-johnsons-first-act-as-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"House supports Israel in Speaker Johnson&#8217;s first act."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-passes-resolution-supporting-israel-in-johnsons-first-act-as-speaker%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2079917&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House\u2062 Speaker Mike\u2063 Johnson Stands with Israel<\/h2>\n<p>As his first legislative move in leadership, newly minted House Speaker\u2063 Mike Johnson (R-La.) brought a resolution in support of standing with Israel before the floor\u2064 of the U.S.\u2062 House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The\u2062 resolution passed\u2063 by a vote of 412\u201310, with six representatives voting &#8220;present&#8221; on Oct.\u2062 25, just hours after \u2064the new speaker was officially sworn in.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier that afternoon, Mr. Johnson received 220 votes\u200d to become speaker of the House. The vote ended a three-week stint without a speaker\u200c for the Republican-controlled House.<\/p>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Newly \u2062Elected House \u2062Speaker Mike Johnson Speaks to Press<\/h3>\n<p>10\/25\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Full\u2064 List: House Vote for \u200bSpeaker Mike Johnson<\/h3>\n<p>10\/25\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Louisiana \u200blawmaker, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-resolution-supporting-israel-in-johnsons-first-act-as-speaker\/\" title=\"House supports Israel in Speaker Johnson's first act.\">lower-ranking \u2063member<\/a> of the House GOP leadership team, was the fourth Republican nominee for speaker after Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and the others\u200c failed in what has become an unprecedented cycle of political discord among GOP factions jockeying \u200bfor power since the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Oct. 3.<\/p>\n<p>The new speaker&#8217;s first resolution called on\u200b the United States to ensure that\u2062 it&#8217;s &#8220;standing \u200bwith Israel \u2063as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas \u200dand \u2064other terrorists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The\u200d measure was introduced on Oct. 10\u2063 by House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking Democratic member Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.)\u200c and Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas).\u2064 They were joined by 390 of their \u200ccolleagues\u2063 in\u200b supporting the\u2063 bipartisan effort, \u200baccording to a statement from\u200b Democrats on the Foreign Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Now is the time to \u2062show the world the United States firmly stands with our friend and ally Israel in our condemnation of this heinous attack by Iran-backed terrorists,&#8221; Mr. McCaul said in a statement regarding the measure. &#8220;I expect this bipartisan resolution to be one of the first, if not the first, items considered\u2063 on\u2063 the floor once we elect a new speaker. And I expect it \u200bto receive overwhelming bipartisan support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Meeks also weighed in: &#8220;President\u200b [Joe] Biden\u200c has committed the United States fully to Israel&#8217;s self-defense. Israel is responding to the Hamas terror organization&#8217;s unprecedented\u2063 attack.\u200c The bipartisan\u2063 resolution will demonstrate this is one\u200c issue in which the U.S. House of Representatives is united, and I \u200dexpect it to pass the House with broad bipartisan \u200csupport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>President \u2062Biden also previously called for support for Israel and Ukraine in a recent \u200dOval \u2063Office address, saying on Oct.\u2062 19 that both should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-choice-takes-state-houses-by-storm-in-2023-legislative-sessions\/\" title=\"School choice dominates state legislatures in 2023.\">receive increased funding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the president, that Israel and Ukraine win \u200dtheir respective conflicts is in the United States&#8217; national security interest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know, history has taught \u2062us\u200c that when\u2062 terrorists don&#8217;t pay \u200ba price for their terror, when dictators don&#8217;t pay a price for their aggression,\u2064 they cause more chaos and death and more destruction,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>President\u2064 Biden went on to underscore his belief that aid was necessary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They keep going, and the \u200ccost and the threat\u200c to America\u200d and the world keep rising,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b president announced that he would submit a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-ask-congress-for-33-billion-to-support-ukraine-through-september\/\" title=\"Biden to Ask Congress for  Billion to Support Ukraine Through September\">supplemental budget request<\/a> to Congress \u2064to aid both nations. Earlier media reports suggested that \u200bthe White House is contemplating a\u2064 massive aid package that could exceed $100 billion \u2063and include funds\u2064 for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, as well\u200b as for \u200bborder \u200csecurity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hamas and [Russian President Vladimir] \u2063Putin represent different threats, but they share this in\u2063 common: They both want \u200cto completely annihilate a neighboring democracy,&#8221; President Biden said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Recent polling data show that most Americans \u200dsupport Israel and oppose Hamas\u2064 in the ongoing war. The Harris Poll and HarrisX, released on Oct. 19, showed \u200bthat Americans\u2063 were supportive \u2063of backing Israel as the \u200cconflict between the ally nation \u200dand terrorist \u2062group rages on following the surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Only 16 percent of\u200d Americans said they support Hamas \u2062in the battle; 84 percent said they support Israel. Of respondents older than the age \u200dof 65, 95 percent \u2064said they support Israel, \u2063and 5\u2063 percent \u2064said they support Hamas. In the 18-to-24-year-old group, 52 percent said they support Israel\u200b and 48 percent said they support Hamas.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What does the swift action taken by Speaker Mike Johnson and the\u200b overwhelming support for the resolution\u2062 signify about\u200d the relationship between the United States \u200band Israel<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<p>House Speaker \u2064Mike Johnson (R-La.) wasted\u200c no\u200c time in making his mark as the\u2064 newly elected Speaker by bringing a resolution in support of standing with Israel before the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The\u2063 resolution passed with an overwhelming vote of 412-10, with \u200bsix representatives\u2062 voting &#8220;present&#8221; on October \u206425, just hours after Johnson \u2064was \u2062officially sworn in.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier\u200c that\u200d afternoon, Johnson \u2062received 220\u200c votes to become Speaker of\u200b the House, bringing an\u2064 end to a\u200b three-week stint without a \u2062speaker for the Republican-controlled House.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, a\u200d lower-ranking member of the House GOP leadership team, was the fourth Republican nominee\u200d for speaker \u200bafter Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) \u200dand others failed to secure the position \u200din the midst\u2062 of unprecedented political discord among GOP factions jockeying \u200bfor \u200dpower\u2063 since the ouster \u2064of\u2062 Rep.\u2064 Kevin McCarthy\u200d (R-Calif.) on October 3.<\/p>\n<p>The first resolution brought \u2062forward by the new Speaker called on the United States to \u200censure that it stands with Israel as it defends itself \u200bagainst the barbaric war launched by \u200dHamas and other terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>This measure was introduced on October 10 by House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking\u2063 Democratic member Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and \u200cChairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), garnering support from 390 of \u2064their colleagues in a \u200dbipartisan effort. According to a statement from \u2064Democrats on the Foreign Affairs Committee, the resolution aims\u2063 to demonstrate the unity \u200cof the U.S. House of Representatives in\u2064 condemning the heinous \u200dattack by Iran-backed terrorists \u2062and \u2064reaffirms the commitment of\u200c President Joe Biden to Israel&#8217;s self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. McCaul expressed his expectations for \u200dthe bipartisan \u200bresolution, stating, &#8220;Now is \u2064the time \u2062to show the world that the United \u2064States \u2064firmly stands with our friend and ally \u2063Israel in our condemnation \u2063of this heinous attack by \u200dIran-backed terrorists. I expect this \u200bbipartisan \u2063resolution to be one \u2064of the first, if not the first, items\u200c considered\u2062 on the floor \u200conce we elect a new \u200dSpeaker, and I \u2063expect it \u2063to receive overwhelming bipartisan \u200dsupport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Meeks echoed this sentiment,\u2063 emphasizing President Biden&#8217;s \u2062commitment to Israel&#8217;s self-defense and the bipartisan support\u200d in the\u2062 House for the resolution. He stated, &#8220;The bipartisan resolution \u2063will demonstrate\u200b this is one issue in which the U.S. House of Representatives is \u2062united, and I expect it to pass the House with broad bipartisan support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The swift action taken by\u2064 Speaker Mike Johnson \u200band the \u2062overwhelming \u200bsupport for\u200d the resolution\u200d underscore the strong \u200bties between the United\u2064 States and Israel. It signals a commitment to stand with Israel \u200cduring challenging times \u2062and\u2064 sends a message to \u200dthe world that terrorism and threats to our allies will not be \u200dtolerated.<\/p>\n<p>As the new\u200b Speaker of the House,\u200d Mike\u2064 Johnson has already made an impactful\u200d statement \u200cabout his stance on international relations,\u2063 particularly with regard to supporting Israel. This resolution sets\u200b the tone for his leadership and indicates\u200d that Israel\u200b will remain a top \u2063priority for the United States under his tenure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>elected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1843,"featured_media":2079918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2079917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2079917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1843"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2079917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2079917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2079918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2079917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2079917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2079917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}