US Republicans vows Israel aid vote after Iran attack - Politico

House Republican leadership announced on Saturday that the chamber will vote next week on Israel legislation after Iran launched an aerial attack that quickly fueled new bipartisan calls for a foreign aid package.

“In light of Iran’s unjustified attack on Israel, the House will move from its previously announced legislative schedule next week to instead consider legislation that supports our ally Israel and holds Iran and its terrorist proxies accountable,” Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) Scalise said in a statement.

The announcement didn’t immediately make clear what legislation the House will vote on, or what it means for a broader Senate foreign aid package, which would pair funding for Israel with assistance for Ukraine and Taiwan, that has languished in the House.

Scalise said that “more details… will be forthcoming.”

Republican leaders are facing growing bipartisan pressure to take up an aid package in the wake of Iran’s attack.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed for the House to take up the Senate-passed foreign aid package, saying it would “provide critical resources” for Israel, “overdue lethal assistance” for Ukraine and help for Taiwan. It marks the latest example of the Republican leader trying to nudge his GOP counterparts across the Capitol into taking up a bill they’ve so far resisted.

“The Commander-in-Chief and the Congress must discharge our fundamental duties without delay. The consequences of failure are clear, devastating, and avoidable,” McConnell (R-Ky.) added in a statement.