on a near party-line vote Thursday, but the White House has made clear the bill has no chance of becoming law.
“The president would veto an Israel-only bill. I think we’ve made that clear,” National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters at a briefing.The bill passed on Thursday may not even make it that far. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has warned that the “stunningly unserious” bill has no chances in the Senate.
The highly partisan vote saw only 12 Democrats supporting it along with all but two Republicans. Democrats were feeling pressure from Jewish advocacy groups to support the bill anyway despite the IRS cuts. Rep. Dan Goldman of New York described hiding in a stairwell with his wife and children while visiting Israel as rockets were fired in what he called the most horrific attack on Jews since the Holocaust.Israel-Hamas conflict: U.S. house speaker turmoil impacting response