The measure would have given $17.6 billion in assistance to Israel, but faced an uphill battle in the Senate and a threatened veto by President Biden.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), with Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana (L), speaks to the press at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 6, 2024. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
The House failed to pass a standalone bill on Feb. 6 that would have given $17.6 billion in assistance to Israel amid its latest conflict with the terrorist group Hamas.
The final tally was 250–180, therefore, it did not get the two-thirds majority needed for passage as the bill was brought under an expedited procedural move.
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
