is more important than Ukraine or the IRS.
New House Speaker Mike Johnson, as one of his first moves, is forcing a showdown over emergency aid to .
He's pushing a vote Thursday on a bill that would provide more than $14 billion to the American ally -- but not include $61 billion in aid to as President Joe Biden, House and Senate Democrats -- and even many Senate Republicans -- want tied to the same measure.
The would pay for the Israel aid by slashing the same amount from the Internal Revenue Service, which critics say could affect some taxpayer services and hurt enforcement actions against tax cheaters.
Johnson has set up the showdown as making a choice between what's considered more important.
New House Speaker Mike Johnson, as one of his first moves, is forcing a showdown over emergency aid to .
He's pushing a vote Thursday on a bill that would provide more than $14 billion to the American ally -- but not include $61 billion in aid to as President Joe Biden, House and Senate Democrats -- and even many Senate Republicans -- want tied to the same measure.
The would pay for the Israel aid by slashing the same amount from the Internal Revenue Service, which critics say could affect some taxpayer services and hurt enforcement actions against tax cheaters.
Johnson has set up the showdown as making a choice between what's considered more important.
