White House criticizes OMB’s House bill as ‘cynical political factory’
House Speaker Johnson: “The veto is a betrayal to Israel.”
U.S. President Joe Biden plans to veto an Israel aid bill scheduled to be voted on by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives this week, the White House said on the 5th (local time).
According to local media such as the New York Times (NYT) and Axios, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a statement today criticizing the House bill as a “cynical political maneuver” aimed at undermining the bipartisan Senate national security package.
“The administration strongly opposes this tactic, which does nothing to secure our borders or help Ukrainians protect themselves from Putin’s attacks,” the White House Office of Management and Budget said. “The bill also denies humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians.” revealed.
Meanwhile, the White House requested that the Senate and House of Representatives vote on the bipartisan Senate bill.
The size of the bipartisan Senate bill agreed upon by lawmakers from both the Republican and Democratic parties is $118.3 billion (approximately 157 trillion won) and contains provisions to revise some immigration laws to respond to the recent surge in illegal immigration at the southern border of the United States.
On the 3rd, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced his opposition to the Senate bill, saying that the Republican Party would introduce a bill that only supports Israel.
House Speaker Johnson characterized President Biden’s threat of a veto as “an act of betrayal to Israel.”
“Israel at war is fighting for its right to exist, and our brave men and women in uniform have been harmed by his (Biden) orders to contain Iran,” he said.
“By threatening to deny aid to Israel and our military, Biden is abandoning our allies at a time when they are most needed,” he said. “I urge friends of Israel and opponents of Iran to confront the president’s bluff and pass this clean aid package.” “We do it,” he emphasized.
Israel is one of the countries that has traditionally received the most aid from the United States, and support for Israel has received bipartisan support in Congress.
Source: Donga
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