The bill does NOT have border enforcement amendements in it….
(Something the GOPwer’s wanted, but then backed away from coming away looking foolish)
It does provide funding for Homelenad Security, The FAA and Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and other things…
Republican House Speaker Johnson is under pressuer from the House Republicxan RightWingNuts and Trump to NOT much of ANYTHING that might seem like help to Democratic President Biden regarless of the harm to other things…
Democratic House leader Jeffries says he will resort to House rules to get a vote with hope for some Republicans to join Democrats for passage of the solely needed funds….
As the Senate lurches forward on a national security funding package, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he’ll use “every available legislative tool” to get such legislation on the House floor.
It’s an unsubtle nod to the discharge petition, which Democrats could theoretically use to force a floor vote if Speaker Mike Johnson declines to take up the legislation. However, it requires a majority of House members to sign on to the petition, which means at least a handful of Republicans would have to sign on to give it teeth.
“House Democrats are prepared to use every available legislative tool to make sure we get comprehensive national security legislation over the finish line,” Jeffries said in a statement while House Democrats gathered at their yearly issues conference in Leesburg, Virginia.
The Senate is hoping to pass a foreign aid supplemental spending package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan without border security measures, overcoming a key hurdle Thursday, though senators are still negotiating the terms. Johnson did not immediately respond to POLITICO’s request for comment on the latest package in the Senate.
Jeffries called on Johnson to “move to consider parallel national security legislation immediately.”
If Johnson declines to take it up, then Democrats’ main tool to force action is the discharge petition. It’s unclear if any Republicans would sign to one, however; centrist Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) didn’t close the door to the possibility when asked on Thursday….