{"id":2088592,"date":"2023-11-02T20:59:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T00:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-makes-good-on-first-promise-while-taking-ax-to-irs\/"},"modified":"2023-11-02T21:02:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T01:02:36","slug":"mike-johnson-makes-good-on-first-promise-while-taking-ax-to-irs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-makes-good-on-first-promise-while-taking-ax-to-irs\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Johnson fulfills first promise by cutting IRS."},"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%2Fmike-johnson-makes-good-on-first-promise-while-taking-ax-to-irs%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=2088592&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>The House of Representatives\u200c Passes Bill to Provide \u200bMilitary\u2062 Aid to Israel<\/h2>\n<p>The House of Representatives made a significant move on Thursday by passing a bill that would send military aid to Israel during its conflict with Hamas. This aid will be funded by cuts to funding for the Internal Revenue \u2064Service.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/118\/bills\/hr6126\/BILLS-118hr6126ih.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act \u2062of 2024<\/a> aims to provide funds to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-forces-come-attack-23-times-recent-days-defense-official-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Defense<\/a> to replace equipment provided to Israel as military aid. \u2064It will also fund research for new air defense\u200d systems\u2063 being developed\u200c by Israel, such \u200das the Iron Beam \u2062aerial laser program. Additionally, the bill will allocate funds to the\u200c Department of State&#8217;s programs \u2063to evacuate\u2063 U.S. citizens from the\u2063 region and protect U.S. diplomatic missions under new threats due \u200bto the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The bill was \u200cpassed\u200b by\u2062 a vote of\u2063 226 yeas \u2063to 196 nays,\u200d with\u200d most Democrats \u200dvoting against it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The House passed H.R. 6126 \u2013 Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024\u2064 by a vote of 226-196. \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XBVUTTJHet\">https:\/\/t.co\/XBVUTTJHet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House Press Gallery (@HouseDailyPress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseDailyPress\/status\/1720196240216879198?\">November 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;House Republicans are \u2063bringing forward a bill to ensure Israel has what it needs \u200cto defend \u200bitself as it fights \u200bto \u2062eliminate\u200d the threat from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-hamas-leader-vows-sacrifice-martyrs-another-oct-7-style-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas<\/a>,&#8221; wrote House Majority Steve Scalise in an \u2063email to the Daily Caller News\u200d Foundation ahead of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Israel \u2062has every right to\u2064 defend \u200citself \u200bagainst such heinous actions, and we must stand with them in their fight against our shared enemies for self-determination, democracy, and freedom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 bill was\u200c introduced by Republican Rep. \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-gop-representative-retiring-congress-tired-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kay \u200cGranger<\/a> of \u200cTexas, the \u200cchair\u200c of the House Appropriations Committee, along with 100 other Republican co-sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2063 has been strongly opposed by Senate Democrats,\u2063 with Senate President Pro Tempore \u2062Patty Murray \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PattyMurray\/status\/1719332758755922146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeting<\/a> that \u2062&#8221;[t]he House GOP&#8217;s bill is dead on arrival&#8221; \u200bin the upper chamber, and the Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Israel-Security-Supplemental-Appropriations-Act-SAP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stating<\/a> that\u200b President Joe Biden would veto the bill if presented to him.<\/p>\n<p>Biden had previously \u2063proposed \u200ba supplemental appropriations bill worth \u200cover $100 billion to fund aid \u200dnot only to Israel but also to Ukraine during its war against\u2062 Russia. The bill also included funds for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-fox-news-reporter-questions-democrats-border-security-silence-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">border security<\/a> and \u2062immigration processing at the U.S.\u2062 border with Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>That request \u2063faced criticism from House Republicans, who indicated that the proposal\u200b would not receive support in their chamber, \u200bwhere they hold\u2062 a\u200d majority.<\/p>\n<p>A nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office review estimated that the bill would increase the fiscal\u2062 deficit\u2062 by nearly $12.5 billion over 10 years until 2033.<\/p>\n<p>The CBO noted that funds\u2064 cut from the IRS are intended to support enforcement actions against delinquent taxpayers, which &#8220;would result\u2063 in fewer enforcement actions over the next decade\u200d and in a reduction in revenue collections,&#8221; according to the office&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/system\/files\/2023-11\/CBO_Estimate_for_the_Israel_Security_Supp_Approp_Act_2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> \u2062to Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Speaker Johnson and House Republicans released a totally unserious and woefully inadequate package that omitted aid \u2062to Ukraine, omitted humanitarian\u2062 assistance to Gaza, had no \u200dfunding for\u2064 the Indo-Pacific, and made funding for \u2064Israel\u200c conditional\u200d on hard-right, never-going-to-pass proposals. What a joke,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/senschumer\/videos\/713311140660079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> \u2063 Senate Majority Leader\u2063 Chuck Schumer \u2063on the floor of the Senate on \u200cWednesday.<\/p>\n<p>National Republican Congressional Committee\u200c spokesman\u200b Will Reinart criticized Democrats for opposing the bill\u2064 &#8220;as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ilhan-omar-flees-fox-reporter-drilling-hamas-terrorists-ignore-crazy-lady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrorists<\/a> continue their barbaric attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Several House Republicans indicated to the Daily Caller News Foundation that they would not have voted for a bill providing\u2064 military aid unless it was offset by corresponding spending cuts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are in the worst fiscal crisis our country has ever faced,&#8221; said Republican Rep. Bob Good of Virginia. &#8220;We ought to require\u200b offsets, cuts \u200cto &#8230; the IRS \u200bexpansion in\u200d order to fund [the bill]. We \u2064shouldn&#8217;t be borrowing\u200d from China, borrowing from our kids&#8217; and grandkids&#8217;\u2064 future, to fund the Israeli funding. Even though it&#8217;s good\u2062 policy, we\u2062 literally \u200cdon&#8217;t\u2062 have the money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to \u200chave the\u2063 offsets,&#8221; Good added when pressed on whether he&#8217;d support a bill to aid Israel without offsetting\u2064 cuts. This point was echoed by Republican Rep. Scott Perry \u200bof Pennsylvania, the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Funding for many of those things needs to be offset because we are running trillion-dollar\u200d deficits at this point,&#8221; Perry told the Daily Caller News Foundation. &#8220;Since the president refuses to be the adult in\u2064 the room &#8230; that&#8217;s going\u200c to be the House of Representatives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I \u2063do not believe\u200b we should write another blank check\u200b to anyone, including ourselves, we \u200dmust pay for it. And the\u2063 American\u2064 people must see \u2063that \u200bit&#8217;s \u200bgoing to cause something\u200d if \u2063we&#8217;re going to\u2063 give another $14 billion to Israel,&#8221; said \u2064Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-chip-roy-calls-maga-wing-circular-firing-squad-profanity-laced-rant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chip Roy<\/a> of \u2062Texas. &#8220;If you\u200d see me in the\u2064 end having to \u200dvote against Israel funding, just make sure you\u2064 heard it here first, right? I \u2062support Israel. But I am not going \u2063to \u2063continue \u2063to \u200cgo down\u200d this road where\u200c we bankrupt \u200cour country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the Israeli Mission \u2062to the United States did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by \u200cthe Daily \u200cCaller \u200bNews Foundation, an \u200dindependent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-weighs-in-on-deadly-subway-clash-after-desantis-calls-marine-a-good-samaritan\/\" title=\"Trump Weighs In on Deadly Subway Clash After DeSantis Calls Marine a 'Good Samaritan'\">nonpartisan newswire service<\/a>, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-expected-to-follow-up-race-based-admissions-decision-with-new-case-on-huge-issue-at-high-schools\/\" title=\"SCOTUS to tackle major high school issue after race-based admissions ruling.\">legitimate\u2064 news publisher<\/a> that can provide a\u2063 large audience. All\u200d republished articles must \u2063include our logo, our reporter&#8217;s byline, and\u2064 their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-passes-israel-aid-bill-funded-irs-cuts\/\">Mike Johnson Makes\u2064 Good on First Promise While Taking \u200bAx to IRS<\/a> appeared \u2064first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What were some \u200dpoints of contention regarding the bill \u2063to provide military aid to\u200b Israel?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rep. Kay Granger, \u2064who emphasized the importance of finding a way to fund\u2062 military \u2064aid without adding to the national debt.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u200c the opposition, the bill was\u200d ultimately\u2064 passed by the House of Representatives, demonstrating the strong support for providing military aid \u2062to Israel during its conflict\u200b with\u200c Hamas. The decision to fund this aid\u200d by cuts to the Internal Revenue \u2064Service has been a point of contention, with Democrats and Senate leaders expressing their\u200d opposition to the bill.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u200dclear that the \u2064issue of providing \u200cmilitary aid to foreign countries is a complex and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-position-on-the-transgender-issue-has-utterly-changed-over-the-years\/\" title=\"Trump's stance on transgender issues has drastically evolved over time.\">highly debated topic<\/a>. While the support for Israel&#8217;s defense against Hamas is evident, the disagreements surrounding how to fund this aid highlight the challenges faced by lawmakers\u2064 in ensuring the nation&#8217;s security while maintaining financial\u200b responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>As the bill moves forward to the Senate, \u200bit is uncertain whether it will gain enough support to pass. The opposition\u2063 from Senate Democrats and the \u2062Biden administration&#8217;s indication of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-makes-good-on-first-promise-while-taking-ax-to-irs\/\" title=\"Mike Johnson fulfills first promise by cutting IRS.\">potential veto pose significant hurdles<\/a> for the bill&#8217;s \u200bprogress. The debate surrounding the funding of\u200b military aid to Israel is likely \u2063to continue as lawmakers work to find a solution that meets\u200b both national security needs\u2063 and fiscal responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the outcome, the\u200d passage of this bill by the House of\u200b Representatives \u2064signifies a strong commitment to supporting Israel in its fight against terrorism and ensuring its \u200bability to defend\u2062 itself. It\u200b highlights the continued importance of the relationship between the United States and Israel and the shared values of self-determination, democracy, and freedom.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the House of Representatives passing the bill to provide military aid to Israel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel during its conflict with Hamas. 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