House rejects Israel aid bill amid fight over bipartisan border package
House Republicans brought up an Israel-only aid bill Tuesday after lashing out against a bipartisan Senate immigration bill that included assistance for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
The House on Tuesday failed to pass a stand-alone bill to provide aid to Israel amid congressional infighting over a bipartisan Senate border bill that also included foreign aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
The vote was 250-180. The bill needed a two-thirds majority to pass in the House under an expedited process for its consideration — a steep hurdle.
Forty-six Democrats voted in support of the measure, while 14 Republicans opposed it.
Democrats had argued the bill was politicized because a bipartisan group of senators has already agreed to a separate package that addresses aid to Israel, as well as the southern border and aid to Ukraine. Republicans, led by former President Donald Trump, have rejected that deal.
"Make no mistake. What we're seeing today is a profoundly cynical, political maneuver," Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., the ranking member of the Intelligence Committee, said in a floor speech before the vote.
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