How the House Voted on Foreign Aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan The New York Times

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• Emmer calls for GOP conference roll call vote
• Here's how NY's House members voted on aid for Ukraine, Israel and potential TikTok ban
• October 9, 2023 - Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise run to replace Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker
• House speaker saga underscores Republican party’s dramatic evolution
• Republicans view Reagan, Trump as best recent presidents
• Bidenflation Is Costing The Average American Household Over $1,000 A Month

Each district elects a representative to the House of Representatives for a two-year term. Americans in the United States’s six territories are represented in the House of Representatives by an additional six non-voting delegates. The House voted resoundingly on Saturday to approve $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as Speaker Mike Johnson put his job on the line to advance the long-stalled aid package by marshaling support from mainstream Republicans and Democrats. After the conference chair, there are differences between each party's subsequent leadership ranks.

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Emmer calls for GOP conference roll call vote

Emmer, the House majority whip, said in a letter to his colleagues shared on Saturday that he was seeking the speakership with the goal of delivering “historic change.” Kevin McCarthy backed the Minnesota Republican for speaker, which delivered an early boost for his candidacy. There is also some discussion of including funding for border security funding and for Taiwan in an eventual package, as there is growing uncertainty over how future supplemental packages would fare in the GOP-controlled House. “Pretty good discussion, a lot of opinions; we’re kind of like a scattergram, we're all over the map in terms of the way forward.

Here's how NY's House members voted on aid for Ukraine, Israel and potential TikTok ban

Under Johnson's unconventional plan, the Ukraine bill will be sent to the Senate as part of a package that includes aid for Israel and Taiwan and a third bill that forces a sale of TikTok and allows the United States to confiscate Russian assets. The Ukraine aid bill came to the floor after months of delay and despite staunch opposition from the hard right, including a threat from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to call a vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson if he allowed such a vote. The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a more than $60 billion bill to provide military and economic aid to Ukraine. Twenty-five Republicans voted against the fourth bill, which included measures that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the United States and that would redirect funds from seized Russian assets to help aid Ukraine. Democrats put up a big vote — 174 — in favor of this bill, which was intended to sweeten the overall package for conservatives. The same typology study found fissures in the GOP coalition, including over economic fairness, tax policy, and in views of abortion and same-sex marriage.

October 9, 2023 - Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise run to replace Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker

In contrast to House Democrats, who are embracing socialism, and pushing radical, far-left policies, we’re fighting to keep America safe, prosperous and free. That’s why it’s more important than ever to stand up for our values, and we appreciate your support. Norman noted that Republicans need someone "we can trust" and said "we'll find out who that person is and are they gonna do what they say." He stressed that he wants commitments from all speaker candidates on what they will and won't do while holding the gavel.

The states of Washington and California use a similar (though not identical) system to that used by Louisiana. Instead of a six-month deadline, TikTok would have roughly nine months, which could be extended by President Joe Biden by 90 days if he determines there’s been progress toward a sale. Also, the bill has now been inserted into a larger foreign aid package, which makes it much harder for lawmakers to oppose the measure.

Republicans view Reagan, Trump as best recent presidents

The GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, is seeking to make the border an election issue. The consequences for Ukraine will be nearly immediate, preventing serious setbacks on the battlefield in the near term and undercutting Russia’s long-term belief that its war economy—it is devoting at least 6% of GDP to defence—is an unstoppable juggernaut. The vast majority of that will be spent on lethal aid by replenishing American military stockpiles, allowing more to be given away, and procuring new weapons and ammunition from American arms firms. An American three-star general has already been assigned the job of organising arms deliveries, subject to the vote.

Echoing one of the many grievances shared by hard-right Republicans who opposed all of the aid measures, Mr. Good said his support for “Israel’s right to defend itself remains unshakeable” but that he disagreed with a measure that would add to the nation’s debt. Republicans are largely united in their views on government, national defense and policies involving race. Pew Research Center’s 2021 political typology study found that Republican-aligned groups in the typology shared support for smaller government, a strong national defense and a rejection of the view that the country needs to do a great deal more to address racial inequities. The House also has one permanent committee that is not a standing committee, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and occasionally may establish temporary or advisory committees, such as the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.

For example, in one of the four Republican-oriented typology groups – Ambivalent Right – a majority had a positive view of the impact of legalizing same-sex marriage. Two other groups were divided, while a majority of Faith and Flag Conservatives said it was bad for society. The approval of the Senate and the House of Representatives is required for a bill to become law. Both Houses must pass the same version of the bill; if there are differences, they may be resolved by a conference committee, which includes members of both bodies. [T]he constitutional prerogative of the House has been held to apply to all the general appropriations bills, and the Senate's right to amend these has been allowed the widest possible scope.

Still, 37 “no” votes, while a break from Washington’s ironclad support for the Jewish state, fell short of the opposition bloc progressives had hoped to muster. Thirty-nine Democrats had voted “no” on Friday on the rule to allow the foreign aid package to come to the House floor, a target that progressives just missed on Saturday on the Israel bill. Fourteen of those Democrats voted on Saturday in favor of aid to Israel, while 12 Democrats who voted to allow the package on the floor on Friday then cast votes against the funding itself. Gingrich attempted to pass a major legislative program, the Contract with America and made major reforms of the House, notably reducing the tenure of committee chairs to three two-year terms. Many elements of the Contract did not pass Congress, were vetoed by President Bill Clinton, or were substantially altered in negotiations with Clinton. The Republicans retook the House in 2011, with the largest shift of power since the 1930s.[14] However, the Democrats retook the house in 2019, which became the largest shift of power to the Democrats since the 1970s.

Under Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, seats in the House of Representatives are apportioned among the states by population, as determined by the census conducted every ten years. Each state is entitled to at least one representative, however small its population. During the first half of the 19th century, the House was frequently in conflict with the Senate over regionally divisive issues, including slavery. The North was much more populous than the South, and therefore dominated the House of Representatives. However, the North held no such advantage in the Senate, where the equal representation of states prevailed. The House began work on April 1, 1789, when it achieved a quorum for the first time.

It hosts meetings and is the primary forum for communicating the party's message to members. The Conference produces a daily publication of political analysis under the title Legislative Digest. “I'm pretty sure one will come to the floor, if he doesn't resign at some point, but we're trying to avoid that,” he said.

This latter committee, created in the 110th Congress and reauthorized for the 111th, has no jurisdiction over legislation and must be chartered anew at the start of every Congress. The House also appoints members to serve on joint committees, which include members of the Senate and House. Some joint committees oversee independent government bodies; for instance, the Joint Committee on the Library oversees the Library of Congress. Other joint committees serve to make advisory reports; for example, there exists a Joint Committee on Taxation.

Boehner’s successors worked harder to appease the right flank of their party, but it did little to ease the internal unrest. More than a week after a cadre of discontented Republicans deposed their own speaker, Kevin McCarthy, the conference is still deeply divided over who should replace him with no one candidate seemingly able to garner enough support to end the squabbling. There are about 10 "no" votes in the House GOP conference against Rep. Tom Emmer, the speaker designee, according to Rep. Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania.