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Why did House Republicans send a dirty Israel aid bill to the Senate? It seems to me that a clean bill would have been very uncomfortable for the Ds, since their coalition is a bit split on the question. Now the Ds can easily roll their eyes, bobble the football, and even criticize the Rs for not taking FP seriously, until the shutdown drowns everything else out in a week.
Am I missing something?
Comment by fishman1776 at 11/11/2023 at 03:57 UTC
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Republicans simply wanted to send the message that they have solidified their caucus.
Comment by SmoothCriminal2018 at 10/11/2023 at 04:05 UTC
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My guess is the political calculus is that House GOP leadership sees it as a win win. They either get their bill passed or it gets voted down and they can say Democrats don’t want to support Israel.
I think the more likely explanation though is the new leadership is too green and thinks most people won’t understand they slipped IRS defunding into the bill. Which I don’t think is true.