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House bill cuts IRS funds for Israel aid

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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans on Monday unveiled a proposal to pay for emergency aid for Israel's war against Hamas by cutting IRS funds aimed at cracking down on rich tax cheats and improving taxpayer service.

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  1. WSJ News Exclusive | GOP Senators Propose Bill Splitting Off Israel Aid From Ukraine Funding

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    House bill cuts IRS funds for Israel aid

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  1. Washington Times

    GOP senators introduce bill to fund Israel, exclude money for Gaza (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Four Republican senators are working to make sure Israel gets aid from the U.S. without tying it to President Biden’s $100 billion package that would include funds for Ukraine, Taiwan and domestic issues.

  2. The Daily Caller

    Republican Senators Introduce Legislation To Provide Aid To Israel, Decouple Ukraine Funding (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Republican senators introduced legislation Thursday to decouple President Biden's request of tying Israel and Ukraine funding, providing aid only to the former.

  3. Wall Street Journal

    WSJ News Exclusive | GOP Senators Propose Bill Splitting Off Israel Aid From Ukraine Funding (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The measure shows tensions in Congress over the Biden administration’s $106 billion package.

  4. Washington Times

    House Republicans look to pass Israel aid package without money for Ukraine (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The Republican-led House plans to pass legislation this week to provide Israel with military and humanitarian assistance amid its war with Hamas, the chairman of the chamber’s Foreign Affairs Committee said Sunday.

  5. NBC News

    In his first act, Speaker Mike Johnson uses Israel aid to pick a fight with Joe Biden (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The newly minted Republican speaker is seeking to pay for aid to Israel by slashing $14.3 billion from IRS funds in the Democratic president's signature law.

  6. Forbes

    House Republicans Propose Aiding Israel By Cutting IRS Funding From Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The $14.3 billion in aid would be taken from the Internal Revenue Service.

  7. Fox News

    House GOP's $14B Israel aid bill offset with cuts to IRS cash in Biden's Inflation Reduction Act (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    House Republicans are aiming to offset aid to Israel by siphoning funding from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act allocated to the IRS.

  8. Politico

    House GOP plans to vote Thursday on Israel aid bill (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Republicans are also looking to penalize Iran.

  9. The New Republic

    Guess Which Agency Republicans Conveniently Want to Cut in Order to Fund Israel (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    House Republicans have a dangerous new proposal that would throw the entire budget out of whack.

  10. Bloomberg

    House Republicans Break With Biden on $14 Billion Israeli Aid Plan (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    House Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, on Monday unveiled a $14.3 billion Israel aid plan that breaks with the Biden administration on how to handle assistance for the conflict, complicating prospects for passage.

  11. Portland Press Herald

    House Republicans demand IRS budget cuts to pay for Israel aid (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Republicans propose cutting IRS funds aimed at cracking down on rich tax cheats and improving taxpayer service.

  12. Government Executive

    House GOP proposal to link IRS cuts to Israel aid draws quick, bipartisan criticism (opens Government Executive)

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    Government Executive's feed description

    House Republicans are so far ignoring Biden's request to link the aid with hiring surges at immigration and border security agencies.

  13. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    House bill cuts IRS funds for Israel aid (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    WASHINGTON -- House Republicans on Monday unveiled a proposal to pay for emergency aid for Israel's war against Hamas by cutting IRS funds aimed at cracking down on rich tax cheats and improving taxpayer service.

  14. NPR

    House Republicans aim to pay for Israel aid with cuts to IRS funds (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Democrats want Israel and Ukraine funding to be linked together. House Republicans are proposing a standalone bill with roughly $14 billion for Israel offset with cuts to the Internal Revenue Service.

  15. Forbes

    New House Speaker Mike Johnson Ties Funding For Israel To IRS Budget Cuts (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    House Speaker Mike Johnson has proposed legislation that would send billions of dollars to Israel in exchange for equal cuts to the IRS budget.

  16. The Week

    New GOP House speaker proposes aiding Israel with IRS funds meant to nab rich US tax cheats (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    House Republicans have a counterproposal to President Biden's request for military and humanitarian aid for Israel and Ukraine, and it's DOA

  17. Forbes

    Boosting Israel Funding And Cutting IRS Spending: GOP Bill's Impact Explained (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Under this bill, Israel's funding would receive a significant boost, aiming to strengthen the bond between the US and Israel.

  18. The Guardian

    US House Republicans plan to give Israel $14.3bn by cutting IRS funds (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    One of the first policy actions under the new speaker Mike Johnson is a partisan bill despite Joe Biden’s request for $106bn in joint aid

  19. Reason

    Taking from IRS, giving to Israel (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    House Republicans are looking to put together a $14 billion Israel aid package—by cutting IRS funding.

  20. Delaware Public Media

    House Republicans aim to pass a stand-alone aid package for Israel (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    A roughly $14 billion aid package for Israel, released by House Republicans, is at odds with the White House and the Senate, where leaders want money for Israel linked to money for Ukraine.

  21. Hot Air

    House Republicans Unveil Israel Aid -- Funded by IRS Cuts (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday announced legislation to provide Israel with $14.3 billion in aid amid Jerusalem’s ongoing conflict with the terrorist group Hamas....

  22. NPR

    Funding for Ukraine and Israel is causing rifts in Congress (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    A new House bill proposes splitting funds for the war in Israel from funding for the war in Ukraine. It defies the path favored by both the Senate and the White House.

  23. Hot Air

    Fund Israel and Scale Back the IRS at One Time (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    House Republicans on Monday introduced a plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel by cutting funding for the Internal Revenue Service, setting up a showdown with Democrats who control the Senate...

  24. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    House GOP’s $14.3 billion Israel aid sets up collision course with Senate (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House has released text of its planned Israel funding bill, appropriating $14.3 billion dollars to aid the country, setting up one of the first leadership tests for newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson.

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