GOP senators plan to force votes on stand alone Israel aid in wake of Iran attack

FIRST ON FOX: Republican Sens. Roger Marshall of Kansas and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee will look to unit votes connected 2 different versions of a stand-alone Israel assistance measure successful nan Senate connected Monday night. 

Following Iran's drone attack connected Israel complete nan weekend, nan 2 Republicans are readying to inquire for unanimous consent to unit votes connected some Israel assistance bills – 1 that is for $14.3 cardinal and includes cuts to Biden's $80 cardinal description of nan Internal Revenue Service nether nan Inflation Reduction Act – and different for $17.6 cardinal that does not see a system to salary for it. The erstwhile will beryllium led by Marshall while Blackburn tries to unit a ballot connected nan latter. 

In prepared remarks, Marshall is expected to show his chap senators: "Time and clip again, I spot members, moreover nan Democrat Majority Leader this weekend, opportunity he stands pinch Israel."

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Sens. Roger Marshall and Marsha Blackburn will effort to unit votes connected stand-alone Israel assistance measures connected Monday night.  (Getty Images)

With his unanimous consent to ballot connected nan stand-alone Israel bill, Marshall said successful a prepared statement: "My connection coming to my colleagues is that actions speak louder than words. We are tired of proceeding nan pro-Israel articulator work while you simultaneously artifact each effort to thief Israel successful its clip of need. History will not hide this; let's do nan correct thing."

"Democrats opportunity they support Israel, but their actions since October 7 to many times artifact urgent standalone assistance person told a different story," Blackburn told Fox News Digital successful a statement. 

"Senator Marshall and I will erstwhile again petition nan Senate swiftly and unanimously springiness Israel nan resources they request to proceed their conflict against terrorism. In ray of Iran’s historical onslaught this weekend, I dream our Democratic colleagues will put authorities speech and subordinate america successful support of our Jewish friends."

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The Israeli Iron Dome aerial defense strategy launches to intercept missiles fired from Iran, successful cardinal Israel, connected Sunday, April 14. (AP/Tomer Neuberg)

A Democratic legislator is apt to entity to nan request, arsenic nan caucus has maintained its desire to necktie Israel assistance to Ukraine aid.

Marshall antecedently tried to unit a ballot connected nan aforesaid measurement precocious past year, but his petition for unanimous consent was objected to by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., who based on connected nan enclosure floor, "Ukraine tin nary much spend a hold than our friends successful Israel."

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The measure for assistance to Israel only, and not Ukraine aliases Taiwan, passed nan House earlier past year, by a mostly party-line ballot of 226 to 196. Two Republicans defected from their conference, while 12 Democrats voted pinch Republicans. The measure's IRS backing trim was a peculiarly arguable constituent of nan bill, arsenic it took costs allocated wrong Biden's much-touted IRA law. While Republicans claimed nan further money for nan IRS would mean auditing much Americans, Democrats claimed it would alternatively forestall able individuals from getting distant pinch not paying taxes. 

Speaker Mike Johnson is holding patient to his position connected needing separator information measures successful speech for Ukraine aid.

The White House renewed its threat connected Monday to veto assistance to Israel that was not tied to different overseas aid. At a White House property briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed, "We will not judge a guidelines alone."

"Stand-alone would really not thief Israel and Ukraine," she said. 

White House property caput Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during nan regular briefing astatine nan White House successful Washington, connected Wednesday, Jan. 10. (AP/Susan Walsh)

National information communications spokesperson John Kirby reiterated nan White House's guidance astatine nan aforesaid briefing, telling reporters, "We are opposed to a standalone measure that would conscionable activity connected Israel."

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Marshall and Blackburn each voted against nan $95.3 cardinal supplemental overseas assistance package that included Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan successful February. Arguing against nan aid, Marshall told his colleagues that voting against nan measurement was putting U.S. "national information first by securing nan separator first."

"Up present successful DC, my friends crossed nan aisle, nan White House, they proceed to put Ukraine backing arsenic their priority," he said.