I was under the impression there was Ukraine aid in this bill. But I agree, I'd rather fund them separately.
Edit: And Israel not at all, at the moment.
The Senate bill has Ukraine aid, border security stuff, and "aid" for Israel. Mike Johnson was throwing a tantrum that the GOP/Dem Senate leadership didn't include him in their negotiations (seriously, he sent out a letter to the House yesterday morning whining about it) so he decided to bring a bill up with just "aid" for Israel.
As you can see, he is continuing the proud tradition of effective GOP Speakers. 🙄
The speaker of the house is mad that he wasn't involved in senate business? Sounds like a fucking excuse to me.
The speaker doesn't have to be involved in all things. They aren't on every committee.
Yes, the speaker of the house really shouldn't be involved in senate business. That's what I was saying. It was a bullshit excuse on the speaker's part.
The Speaker typically has major sway over the budget even though they aren't on the Ways and Means Committee.
That said, it is usually tradition for the Senate to come up with the compromise when the House and President are at odds and can't negotiate their own deal.
I imagine that during bipartisan Senate negotiations it'd be prudent and/or courteous to include the House leadership as well, to avoid this exact kind of embarrassment.
I was under the impression there was Ukraine aid in this bill. But I agree, I'd rather fund them separately.
Edit: And Israel not at all, at the moment.
The Senate bill has Ukraine aid, border security stuff, and "aid" for Israel. Mike Johnson was throwing a tantrum that the GOP/Dem Senate leadership didn't include him in their negotiations (seriously, he sent out a letter to the House yesterday morning whining about it) so he decided to bring a bill up with just "aid" for Israel.
As you can see, he is continuing the proud tradition of effective GOP Speakers. 🙄
The speaker of the house is mad that he wasn't involved in senate business? Sounds like a fucking excuse to me.
The speaker doesn't have to be involved in all things. They aren't on every committee.
Yes, the speaker of the house really shouldn't be involved in senate business. That's what I was saying. It was a bullshit excuse on the speaker's part.
The Speaker typically has major sway over the budget even though they aren't on the Ways and Means Committee.
That said, it is usually tradition for the Senate to come up with the compromise when the House and President are at odds and can't negotiate their own deal.
I imagine that during bipartisan Senate negotiations it'd be prudent and/or courteous to include the House leadership as well, to avoid this exact kind of embarrassment.