{"id":2225145,"date":"2024-04-19T11:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T15:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-bail-out-johnson-as-foreign-aid-clears-key-house-hurdle\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T11:48:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T15:48:04","slug":"democrats-bail-out-johnson-as-foreign-aid-clears-key-house-hurdle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-bail-out-johnson-as-foreign-aid-clears-key-house-hurdle\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats rescue Johnson as foreign aid bill passes critical stage in the House"},"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\">26<\/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-bail-out-johnson-as-foreign-aid-clears-key-house-hurdle%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=2225145&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>The House advanced Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-border-crisis-helps-sink-israel-and-ukraine-aid-washington-photos-of-the-week\/\" title=\"Biden's border crisis impacts Israel and Ukraine aid: Washington Week in Photos\">foreign aid legislation<\/a> after House Democrats helped secure a procedural vote, setting the stage \u2062for a final vote. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-3-5-trillion-bill-likely-wont-pass\/\" title=\"Biden: .5 Trillion Bill Likely Won\u2019t Pass\">bill faced opposition<\/a> \u2063from some hard-line House GOP\u2063 members. Amid criticism and \u200dinternal \u2063GOP tensions, the fate of the foreign aid package now \u200bhangs in the\u200c balance, with key amendments and decisions impacting its progression. The House moved forward with Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s\u2064 foreign \u2062aid legislation thanks to\u2064 House Democrats&#8217; assistance in securing a\u200d procedural vote, paving the way for the \u200bfinal decision. \u2062Despite facing resistance from certain hard-line House GOP members, the \u2063bill&#8217;s future is uncertain amidst \u2063internal \u200btensions and crucial amendments that could influence its 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 House advanced Speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a>\u2018s (R-LA) four-pronged <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foreign-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>foreign aid<\/a> legislation through a procedural vote on Friday, largely thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Democrats <\/a>who helped push it over the line, setting up for a final vote on the package this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Though rule votes historically fall along party lines, several hard-line House GOP members have weaponized the rule vote over the 118th Congress to push back against legislation with which they do not agree. On Friday, over 50 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/House-Republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Republicans<\/a> voted against the rule, but ultimately over 160 Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the rule, allowing it to pass, 316 to 94.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Democrats have bailed out Johnson for this package. Three GOP members \u2014 Reps. Ralph Norman (R-SC), Chip Roy (R-TX), and Thomas Massie (R-KY) \u2014 voted against the rule during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-israel-and-hamas-agree-to-ceasefire-proposal-brokered-by-egypt\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Israel And Hamas Agree To Ceasefire; Proposal Brokered By Egypt\">late-night meeting<\/a> of the House Rules Committee on Thursday. All four Democrats on the committee voted in favor of the rule, allowing it to advance out of committee, 9-3, and head to the floor for a full-member vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world is watching. It is time for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a> to act. And act we must,\u201d Rules Committee ranking member Jim McGovern (D-MA) said during debate ahead of the vote, reminding members that Democrats are providing the votes necessary to bring the bills to the floor.<\/p>\n<p>In the Rules Committee, members did strike down a number of amendments filed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-fights-to-shore-up-republican-support-ahead-of-speakership-vote\/\" title=\"McCarthy Fights to Shore Up Republican Support Ahead of Speakership Vote\">hard-line conservatives<\/a>, narrowing the list down to seven amendments for consideration on the floor during debate. No amendments were allowed for the Israel aid measure, which could impact how some progressive Democrats vote on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who is a staunch opponent of Ukraine aid, secured one of the seven amendments that are up for consideration. Her amendment would simply eliminate all funding in the $60.8 billion Ukraine bill. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2970507\/foreign-aid-bill-amendments-lead-to-competitive-trolling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Another amendment\">Another amendment<\/a> of hers that would require any member who votes in favor of the package \u201cto conscript in the Ukrainian military\u201d was struck down in committee.<\/p>\n<p>Passing the rule vote sets the stage for a final vote this weekend on the foreign aid package, which provides aid to Ukraine, Israel, and other nations, as well as a fourth bill combining sanctions and the TikTok bill to force Chinese divestment in the popular social media video app. A fifth bill on border security, separate of the foreign aid package, will also be considered.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s four-pronged plan fractured the GOP once again and plunged the conference into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2971329\/house-republicans-turn-each-other-debate-throwing-johnson-ledge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"another chaotic week\">another chaotic week<\/a>, with several hard-right Republicans criticizing the speaker for relying on Democrats to pass the bills and some threatening a possible motion to vacate to end his speakership.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the rule vote on the floor, several House Freedom Caucus members were urging their colleagues to vote against the rule and blasted Johnson for his efforts to \u201csteamroll\u201d the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDems voted out the rule and for the first time since 1995 when they started keeping track, the Speaker will use Minority votes to steamroll his own party,\u201d Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) said in a post to X.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), in response to Perry\u2019s post, commented, \u201cPut America first. Kill the rule.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Some members have come out in public support of Johnson as Greene\u2019s previously filed motion to vacate hovers over the speaker\u2019s head. She has the formal support of at least one colleague, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). <\/p>\n<p>Rumors circulated on Thursday that Johnson was looking to include a change to the threshold to bring a motion to vacate forward in the foreign aid rule, but the speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2971181\/johnson-rebuffs-motion-vacate-rule-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shut down speculation\">shut down speculation<\/a> in a post to X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecently, many members have encouraged me to endorse a new rule to raise this threshold,\u201d Johnson said Thursday. \u201cWhile I understand the importance of that idea, any rule change requires a majority of the full House, which we do not have. We will continue to govern under the existing rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under the current rules, any one member can propose a motion to remove the House speaker. That rule was agreed to by former Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kevin-mccarthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kevin McCarthy<\/a> to garner enough support to secure the gavel himself \u2014 before being ousted just nine months later.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still, some Republicans are in favor of changing the threshold. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) said in an interview with the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that allowing one person to bring a motion to vacate was a \u201cterrible tactical error\u201d and that he \u201cabsolutely\u201d supports changing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason being that gave anybody the ability to exercise coercion over the speaker of the House. And that is not how you govern, and that never should have passed,\u201d Van Orden said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a crucial move on Friday, House Democrats lent support to advancing Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s (R-LA) foreign aid bill. Their assistance propelled the legislation forward to a final weekend vote. 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