Breaking: House Fails to Pass Israel Aid Bill Too

7:30 PM · February 06, 2024

Excerpt Right Scoop therightscoop.com

The House just voted to send aid to Israel and they did it requiring a 2/3rds vote and it failed. The vote was 250-180.

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Ed Morrissey Feb 6, 2024 7:30 PM ET

This was voted under a suspension of the rules, which is why it needed a two-thirds vote for passage. If Johnson wants to try again through the Rules Committee, which is the regular-order process that allows passage on a simple majority, he'll have a big problem there too:

The standalone Israel aid bill, which needed 2/3rds, fails. 250-180. 46 Dem yes votes, 14 GOP no votes. Most critically, Reps. Norman, Massie and Roy all voted no, effectively killing Johnson's backup plan of bringing this thru the Rules Committee for a simple majority vote. https://t.co/RWKMuOihdS
— Marc Rod (@marcrod97) February 6, 2024

So why did Johnson bring this up at all? He's managed to look impotent twice in the same day on two totally separate issues. This is turning into a clown show.