{"id":2202881,"date":"2024-03-20T17:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T21:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-cool-to-another-israel-stand-alone-aid-bill-and-sound-alarm-on-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T17:34:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T21:34:12","slug":"democrats-cool-to-another-israel-stand-alone-aid-bill-and-sound-alarm-on-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-cool-to-another-israel-stand-alone-aid-bill-and-sound-alarm-on-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats show hesitancy towards passing a separate aid bill for Israel and raise concerns about the situation in Ukraine"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fdemocrats-cool-to-another-israel-stand-alone-aid-bill-and-sound-alarm-on-ukraine%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=2202881&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 Democrats \u2062Hold \u200bFirm on \u200cPrioritizing\u200d Ukraine Aid Over Stand-Alone Israel Bill<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>House Democrats are pumping the \u200cbrakes on any path forward for an \u2064Israel stand-alone aid bill, an idea\u2064 floated by House\u2063 Speaker Mike \u200bJohnson (R-LA) last week in response to comments from Senate Majority Leader \u200dChuck Schumer \u200c(D-NY), and instead are \u2062calling on Republicans to take Ukraine \u200daid seriously.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Challenges \u200band Priorities<\/h3>\n<p>After Schumer called\u200d for new \u2062elections in the Jewish state, \u2062Johnson said \u2062he\u200b is considering bringing another clean, stand-alone bill to the House floor despite\u2063 a \u200cfailure\u2062 to pass one in February. Considering he would \u2062likely bring the bill \u200cup under suspension, it would require a two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-impeachment-is-performance-art-similar-to-ccps-public-shaming-methods-historian\/\" title=\"Trump Impeachment Is \u2018Performance Art,\u2019 Similar to CCP\u2019s Public Shaming Methods: Historian\">-thirds majority<\/a> \u2064and all but assures that the measure would require Democratic support.<\/p>\n<p>However, some members of \u200bthe Democratic\u200b conference are adamant that if Republicans want to see Democratic caucus support for \u200bIsrael funding, they\u2019ll need to \u2062see movement on Ukraine aid first, which they believe is\u200c \u201cmore urgent\u201d considering \u200cthe House enters a two-week recess beginning next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jim McGovern<\/strong>, the Rules Committee ranking member, \u2062emphasized the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/21-days-until-government-runs-out-of-money\/\" title=\"21 Days\u00a0Until Government Runs Out of Money\">critical timeline<\/a> for Ukraine aid, stating, &#8220;On Ukraine, time isn\u2019t only \u2063running \u2063out, time has run out&#8230; So, the\u200c fact \u2063that we\u2019re going home for two\u200b weeks and\u2062 not \u2064doing anything on Ukraine really is unconscionable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Determined to push the Senate&#8217;s supplemental bill to the\u2063 floor, \u2062Democrats face\u200c opposition from House \u200bGOP leaders who have\u2062 dismissed the bill due to its lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-bidens-border-crisis-wont-stop-until-we-fix-the-system-republicans-arent-doing-anything\/\" title=\"Psaki: Biden\u2019s Border Crisis Won\u2019t Stop \u2018Until We Fix The System,\u2019 Republicans Aren\u2019t Doing Anything\">border security provisions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Unity and Divide<\/h3>\n<p>While Democrats \u2062rally behind \u200dthe urgent need for Ukraine aid, divisions arise over \u200bsupport for \u200cIsrael \u200bin its conflict with\u200d Hamas,\u2062 especially concerning the impact on \u2062Palestinian citizens \u200dand \u200cbacking for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst debates, House Republicans plan \u2063to\u200b invite Netanyahu to speak\u2062 before Congress, reflecting their emphasis on aiding Israel during\u200c this challenging period.<\/p>\n<h3>Call for Action<\/h3>\n<p>Democratic Caucus\u200b Chairman Pete Aguilar highlights the necessity of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-state-of-the-union-call-for-online-youth-safety-found-foothold-in-2023\/\" title=\"Biden's call for online youth safety gains traction in 2023\">prioritizing legislation<\/a> like the Senate&#8217;s to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-calls-joe-biden-my-friend-for-supporting-israeli-efforts-in-gaza\/\" title=\"Netanyahu Calls Joe Biden \u2018My Friend\u2019 For Supporting Israeli Efforts In Gaza\">provide humanitarian aid<\/a> to allies in\u200c Israel and\u2062 Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That should be the priority of the House&#8230; He hasn\u2019t said the Republican \u200dconference should work \u200bits will&#8230; He should bring the bill on the \u2063floor,&#8221; Aguilar\u2064 asserts, calling\u2062 on Speaker Johnson to advance critical \u2062national security measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Democrats are cautious about advancing a stand-alone aid bill for Israel, a proposal initially suggested by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) following remarks from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). 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