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blackrams
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OCT 30, 07:06 PM
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In his first act, Speaker Mike Johnson uses Israel aid to pick a fight with Joe Biden
www.aol.com/news/first-act-...hnson-210958896.html
WASHINGTON — In his first major move, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is using the bipartisan goal of providing aid to Israel to pick a fight with President Joe Biden over his signature achievement.
A new bill House Republicans released Monday includes $14.3 billion in emergency funding for Israel while rescinding the same amount of IRS funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, a major climate, health care and tax law Biden signed last year.
The new GOP bill is slated for consideration by the Rules Committee when the House returns Wednesday, with a vote in the full chamber expected as early as this week.
If the bill passes the GOP-controlled House, the IRS provisions are all but guaranteed to be rejected by the Democratic-led Senate and White House, setting up a clash over how to approve Israel aid. It represents an early test for Johnson on navigating the demands of Republican hard-liners with the realities of divided government.
Johnson defended his move to slash IRS funding in “the first draft of this bill” to grant new Israel aid, even if it alienates Democrats.
“I understand their priority is to bulk up the IRS, but I think if you put this to the American people and they weigh the two needs, I think they’re going to say standing with Israel and protecting the innocent over there is in our national interest and is a more immediate need than IRS agents,” Johnson told Fox News.
The White House pushed back, accusing Republicans of trying to "help the wealthy and big corporations cheat on their taxes" with a proposal that would grow the deficit.
"Politicizing our national security interests is a nonstarter," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. "Demanding offsets for meeting core national security needs of the United States—like supporting Israel and defending Ukraine from atrocities and Russian imperialism—would be a break with the normal, bipartisan process and could have devastating implications for our safety and alliances in the years ahead."
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said she’s “deeply disturbed” by Johnson’s move. “Speaker Johnson’s political games are offensive to all pro-Israel Americans, and I hope he reverses course immediately,” she said in a statement.
Biden and Democrats approved the Inflation Reduction Act on a party-line vote in 2022, with the goal of beefing up investments in clean energy and health care, paid for with higher taxes on corporations. The IRS funds total about $80 billion, which the administration has said it will use to enhance customer service and go after wealthy tax evaders. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has projected that the funds will “increase revenues by approximately $200 billion” over a decade.
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, R-Ore., said Johnson's plan is "horrifying" and "a non-starter" in the Senate. "I'm going to fight it, and I'm going to use every tool I have as chairman of the Finance Committee to do it," he said Monday.
“This isn’t an offset, it’s exploiting a war to pass a tax cut for the rich,” Aaron Fritschner, deputy chief of staff for Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., said on X of Johnson's proposal.
Johnson is also dealing with Republicans who demand that domestic spending be cut if the U.S. sends aid to Israel.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said Monday in a radio appearance that the aid “should be paid for, and it should be paid for with real money, not budgetary gimmicks.”
“So I’m going to stand up on that wall and if you see in the end having to vote against Israel funding, just make sure you heard it here first,” he told "Hill Country Patriot" of Kerrville, Texas. “I support Israel but I am not going to continue to go down this road where we bankrupt our country and undermine our very ability to defend ourselves, much less our allies, by continuing to write blank checks.”
Not knowing much about Speaker Johnson to begin with but learning as we move forward. Thinking I'm going to like this guy.
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Rams
Learning most of life's lessons the hard way. . 
You are only young once but, you can be immature indefinitely.
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Doug85GT
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OCT 30, 11:06 PM
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I am liking him already. He is showing he has a spine which many Republican leaders do not. I hope he does not lose it in the swamp.
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blackrams
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OCT 31, 03:36 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Doug85GT:
I am liking him already. He is showing he has a spine which many Republican leaders do not. I hope he does not lose it in the swamp. |
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Agreed. I'm especially impressed that he wants to use the overspending of Biden and the Dems from the past (already dedicated but not spent) money to support Israel.
Keeping those printing presses operating is going to bankrupt this country, everyone but the Biden Administration and most of the Dem leadership seem to understand that.
The more those printing presses run, the less the dollars in our pockets are worth.
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Rams
Learning most of life's lessons the hard way. .
You are only young once but, you can be immature indefinitely.
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cliffw
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OCT 31, 07:16 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by blackrams:
The White House pushed back, accusing Republicans of trying to "help the wealthy and big corporations cheat on their taxes" with a proposal that would grow the deficit. |
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Everything the left-oids do grows the deficit.
| quote | Originally posted by blackrams:
“So I’m going to stand up on that wall and if you see in the end having to vote against Israel funding, just make sure you heard it from Chip Roy (R Tex) here first,” he told "Hill Country Patriot" of Kerrville, Texas. |
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The "Hill Country Patriot" of Kerrville, TX is my 06:00 to 09:00 daily addiction of entertainment, news, opinion, local events, politics, and other things of interest. They stand strong for Conservative Values in Texas.
Have a listen. The Hill Country Patriot
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82-T/A [At Work]
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OCT 31, 07:37 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by blackrams:
In his first act, Speaker Mike Johnson uses Israel aid to pick a fight with Joe Biden
www.aol.com/news/first-act-...hnson-210958896.html
WASHINGTON — In his first major move, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is using the bipartisan goal of providing aid to Israel to pick a fight with President Joe Biden over his signature achievement.
A new bill House Republicans released Monday includes $14.3 billion in emergency funding for Israel while rescinding the same amount of IRS funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, a major climate, health care and tax law Biden signed last year.
The new GOP bill is slated for consideration by the Rules Committee when the House returns Wednesday, with a vote in the full chamber expected as early as this week.
If the bill passes the GOP-controlled House, the IRS provisions are all but guaranteed to be rejected by the Democratic-led Senate and White House, setting up a clash over how to approve Israel aid. It represents an early test for Johnson on navigating the demands of Republican hard-liners with the realities of divided government.
Johnson defended his move to slash IRS funding in “the first draft of this bill” to grant new Israel aid, even if it alienates Democrats.
“I understand their priority is to bulk up the IRS, but I think if you put this to the American people and they weigh the two needs, I think they’re going to say standing with Israel and protecting the innocent over there is in our national interest and is a more immediate need than IRS agents,” Johnson told Fox News.
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Damn, I like this guy...
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ray b
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OCT 31, 10:32 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
Damn, I like this guy... |
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damm I do NOT
here is a good rift why
By AMANDA MARCOTTE
Senior Writer
Ahead of his sudden ascension to House speaker late last week, the media had little time to vet Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., thoroughly. And because he sucks in so many ways, it's been hard for his critics to settle on one of his many evil inclinations to focus on. He's a Christian nationalist. He's an election denier. He wants to destroy Medicare and Social Security. He's a fan of neo-Nazi conspiracy theories. As Brian Beutler of Off Message writes, "typecasting an opposition leader" may be tedious, but it's politically necessary. Democrats have benefited from the fact that the most famous Republican villains have one standout trait that defines their personality: Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio is a pugnacious bully. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia is a loudmouthed Karen. Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California is a spineless suck-up.
But so far, no single narrative about Johnson has emerged. Which of the many flavors of "right-wing radical" is best to focus on? As I offered my newsletter Friday, what stands out to me about Johnson — and I suspect will be compelling to most people — is what a sinister little creep he is. The man gives off strong incel energy, and his elevation really showcases how much the politics of bitter sexual obsession have come to dominate the Republican Party.
Journalists and Democratic researchers have been carefully compiling a couple decades worth of quotes from Johnson, who flat-out rejects the First Amendment prohibition against government-imposed religion. Instead, he falsely claims the Founders wished to impose his deeply fundamentalist faith on the public on the grounds that we "depend upon religious and moral virtue" to "prevent political corruption and the abuse of power."
like most of the Gop he is a nut a godbothered nut
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olejoedad
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OCT 31, 11:05 AM
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rayb,nic you don't like him, he must be just fine for the average American.
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ray b
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OCT 31, 12:51 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by olejoedad:
rayb,nic you don't like him, he must be just fine for the average American. |
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Originally posted by olejoedad:
Your side is incapable of critical thinking.
if you could ever think at all
you would understand
people afraid of nonexistent sky-daddy's
are not fit leaders and do not have any critical thinking ability
if they did they would base decisions on real factors NOT FAIRYTALES
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olejoedad
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OCT 31, 12:53 PM
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Here's a fact for you.....
The biggest threat to the security of our nation is the debt that the government has incurred through reckless spending.
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ray b
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OCT 31, 01:12 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by olejoedad:
Here's a fact for you.....
The biggest threat to the security of our nation is the debt that the government has incurred through reckless spending. |
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I see a far bigger problem the rump lust for power
and so many minions who want to use any means necessary
to illegally re insert the rump back in office
the same people who support the 1-6 rebellion
who tryed to steal 2020 results for the rump
and the far bigger problem today
still support the lying thieve after exposure of his lies and loot
and likely no trial evidence in the 4 or 5 trials
will change any of the RWNJ'S LOVE FOR THE RUMP
THEY WANT PUTIN STYLE STRONGMAN LEADERSHIP
never mind the results or long term impacts to our system
and you blabber about $$$$$$ when
the future of freedom is the question
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