House Democrats try to force floor vote on foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan
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Democrats are using a legislative maneuver that's rarely been successful to try and bypass GOP leaders who are not holding a vote on aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/house-discharge-petition-ukraine-israel-aid/

The Democratic discharge petition would require 218 signatures to force a vote on the aid package on the House floor.

This means that the Democrats would need some number of Republicans to sign the petition, because they will lose some of their own votes because the Senate aid package includes aid to Israel.

Republican bastards have filed a competing discharge petition without humanitarian aid, that even if passed would delay aid by weeks or months if it passes.

I suspect that the Republican measure contains Lizard People aid.

  • rah@feddit.ukEnglish
    101·
    8 months ago

    Why is it that that aid for different countries and different causes, with different political interests, are all bundled into the same bill? Why can’t aid for each destination have its own individual bill? I’ve never seen any media present this question nor make any attempt at explaining why.

    • Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world
      71·
      8 months ago

      To increase support obviously. The theory is that GOP representatives will vote for this bill saying they helped Israel, whereas Dems can say they are helping Ukraine (of course there are also local issues in e.g. districts with many Jewish voters). The 2-party system in combination with local representation means that bundling bills is the only way to ever pass anything.

      • rah@feddit.ukEnglish
        32·
        8 months ago

        bundling bills is the only way to ever pass anything

        That seems like a bit of a stretch. There seems to be very strong cross-party support for Ukraine aid. I don’t see why that wouldn’t pass in its own individual bill.