{"id":2222337,"date":"2024-04-16T13:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T17:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnsons-foreign-aid-proposal-likely-dead-on-arrival-unless-democrats-throw-lifeline\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T13:21:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T17:21:14","slug":"johnsons-foreign-aid-proposal-likely-dead-on-arrival-unless-democrats-throw-lifeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnsons-foreign-aid-proposal-likely-dead-on-arrival-unless-democrats-throw-lifeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson&#8217;s foreign aid proposal is unlikely to succeed without Democratic support"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fjohnsons-foreign-aid-proposal-likely-dead-on-arrival-unless-democrats-throw-lifeline%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=2222337&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--><p>In summary, Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s proposal for foreign aid to Ukraine and\u200b Israel \u2064faces hurdles in the House due to opposition within the GOP conference. Despite objections over border \u2062provisions, Johnson aims to combine \u2063four\u200d separate aid bills into one package for Senate approval, risking potential roadblocks from House conservatives. Democrats&#8217; support could be crucial for the proposal&#8217;s advancement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2967062\/johnson-unveils-israel-ukraine-aid-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>move forward with foreign aid<\/a> to Ukraine and Israel could be dead on arrival in the House unless Democrats throw Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Johnson\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) a lifeline to overcome opposition within the GOP conference. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson unveiled his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-things-to-watch-in-congress-this-week\/\" title=\"Six things to watch in Congress this week\">long-awaited plan<\/a> to provide aid to U.S. allies during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">closed-door meeting<\/a> on Monday, proposing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/2965815\/house-punish-iran-path-forward-israel-aid-unclear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>split foreign aid<\/a> into four separate bills supporting Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and other defense measures. However, the plan could be killed before it even arrives on the House floor as several Republicans have already objected to the package due to its lack of U.S. border provisions. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson told Republicans in a separate meeting on Tuesday that border provisions would not be germane to the foreign aid package, meaning he would not allow those amendments to be added to the legislation, according to Rep. Bob Good (R-VA). <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a big, big problem,\u201d Good said. <\/p>\n<p>Other Republicans have expressed opposition to Johnson\u2019s proposed process to move the package to the Senate. <\/p>\n<p>The plan is to combine all four bills into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-unveils-ambitous-path-forward-on-israel-and-ukraine-aid-to-break-standstill\/\" title=\"Johnson reveals bold plan for Israel and Ukraine aid to overcome stalemate\">single rules package<\/a> before bringing them to the floor for individual votes. After that, the bills that are passed will be combined into a single piece of legislation to be voted on in the Senate, according to several lawmakers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Johnson\u2019s] intent to merge them together before sending them to the Senate is wrong,\u201d said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ). \u201cIsrael funding should not be held hostage by Ukraine funding. The American people deserve to know where their senators stand on each funding component.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under typical House procedure, a bill is brought to the floor under a rule that must be approved by lawmakers before it can be debated or voted on. A rule is historically passed along party lines and rarely fails on the House floor. However, House conservatives have weaponized the procedure several times over the last year, tanking key pieces of legislation and stalling action on the floor. <\/p>\n<p>A handful of lawmakers have already threatened to vote against the rule, with Rules Committee member Thomas Massie (R-KY) arguing the package should not even be brought to the committee because \u201cit\u2019s going to die on the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats could buck tradition to vote in favor of the rule, throwing Johnson a lifeline as he pushes to advance foreign aid for Ukraine and Israel. <\/p>\n<p>Rules Committee Ranking Member Jim McGovern (D-MA) said he\u2019s gotten \u201cno indication\u201d on when the committee will meet to discuss the aid package.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I\u2019ve been told that we may be here until Friday night or later,\u201d McGovern said. \u201cI don\u2019t know what that means for when they want to reconvene the Rules Committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hovering over Johnson\u2019s head is a discharge petition to bring the Senate supplemental to the House floor, which currently has 195 signatures as of Tuesday. Some Republicans have suggested they would sign onto the petition to bring it to the floor without needing Johnson\u2019s approval, meaning Democrats could let Johnson\u2019s package fall through the cracks and throw their full weight behind the petition. <\/p>\n<p>However, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) said Democrats would not \u201csink\u201d any plans to \u201cdeliver aid to our allies.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus is on delivery,\u201d Aguilar told reporters on Tuesday. \u201cLike I mentioned, we\u2019re less concerned about what process is used.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut this needs to happen by the end of the week. There is some urgency here,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-majority-say-bidens-immigration-policy-worse-than-trumps\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority Say Biden's Immigration Policy 'Worse' than Trump's\">caucus chairman added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not yet clear how quickly the House will move forward with voting on the four bills as legislative text has not yet been finalized. Under House rules, leaders must provide lawmakers 72 hours to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-presents-case-for-removing-johnson-as-speaker-in-appeal-to-house-gop\/\" title=\"MTG urges House GOP to reconsider Speaker Johnson's position\">review bill text<\/a> before bringing it to the floor for a vote, which could drag the process into the weekend. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The bills, if passed, would then be passed to the Senate, where their futures are not as certain. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) did not commit to considering the legislation should it make it to the upper chamber, telling reporters on Monday, \u201cWe\u2019ve got to take a look at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vice Chair Ted Lieu (D-CA) said during the caucus press conference that if Johnson\u2019s foreign plan is without one of the Senate supplemental\u2019s four components \u2014 aid to Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and Taiwan \u2014 then it is \u201chighly unlikely Democrats would support it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The proposed foreign aid plan for Ukraine and Israel may face an early end in the House if Democrats don&#8217;t support Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s initiative. Johnson revealed the aid proposal to GOP members, aiming to garner bipartisan backing for assisting U.S. allies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2955,"featured_media":2222338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24107560176349-1024x685.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2222337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24107560176349-1024x685.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222337","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\/2955"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2222337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2222338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2222337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2222337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2222337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}