Posted 2/4/2024, 9:44:00 PM
Democrats Blast GOP Bill for Separate Israel Aid Amid Border Talks
- House Democrat Himes calls Johnson's Israel aid bill an "act of staggering bad faith" that could undermine border negotiations
- Bill would approve $17.6B in aid to Israel separate from talks on border security and Ukraine aid package
- White House blasts bill as a "cynical political maneuver", says Israel security should not be a "political game"
- Himes suggests some Republicans want to stall border negotiations until November elections
- White House says Johnson "tied himself in knots" over confusing remarks on Biden's authority to act on border issues