House Republicans vote to enforce stricter Iranian sanctions and stop China ... trends now
House Republicans are planning dozens of votes on measures in support of Israel and condemnation of Iran after the weekend attacks, but still do not have a path forward on funding for the U.S. ally.
Speaker Mike Johnson has put 17 new bills involving Iran and Israel on the House floor schedule after Iran launched drone attacks on Israel over the weekend.
He's pushed off plans for 'appliance week,' where the House was expected to vote on a series of messaging measures against the Biden administration's regulations on home appliances like gas stoves.
The bills would require the U.S. to 'fully implement' sanctions on Iran and make sure there aren't any loopholes, restrict Iranian imports and crack down on financial transactions between the U.S. and Iran and sanction Chinese companies that buy oil from Iran.
Speaker Mike Johnson has put 17 new bills involving Iran and Israel on the House floor schedule after Iran launched drone attacks on Israel over the weekend
Republicans are planning dozens of votes on measures in support of Israel and condemnation of Iran, led by Ayatollah Khameini, above, after the weekend attacks, but still do not have a path forward on funding for the U.S. ally
Another of the bills would declare the phrase 'from the river to the sea,' controversially used by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., to be anti-semitic and another would urge the EU to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. a terrorist organization.
In light of the attacks, Democrats have turned up the heat on Johnson to put the $95 billion, Senate-passed supplemental funding bill with money for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific on the House floor.
Conservative hardliners have warned Johnson against attaching any Ukraine funding to an Israel aid bill. Johnson has remained coy on how he'd like to move forward but called an emergency all-conference meeting of his Republicans for Monday evening.
Israel has deemed Iran's 350-missile attack a 'declaration of war,' though it said 99 percent of the missiles were intercepted.
The attack was in response to Israel's drone strike in Syria tht killed 12 Iranians, including two top generals.
Meanwhile President Biden is facing mounting pressure to contain the crisis, with defense experts claiming the president has allowed the conflict in Gaza to spread and that the expanding battle lines risk pulling in allies including the US.
Donald Trump last night accused Biden of 'weakness
