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Republicans and Democrats voted together to approve a rule to debate foreign aid bills, in what has been described as an “incredibly rare” move.
The House Rules Committee approved a rule late Thursday to move a long-debated $95.3 billion foreign aid package to the floor for a vote.
The rule was passed by nine votes to three, with all the dissent coming from Republicans.
A very rare bipartisan 9-3 vote in the House Rules Committee, approving a rule for debate on foreign aid bills dealing with Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. The ‘No’ votes were GOP Reps. Roy TX, Norman SC, Massie KY. All four Democrats voted aye. pic.twitter.com/Xm3ooNLHE2
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) April 19, 2024
Writing on X, formerly Twitter, PBS NewsHour journalist Lisa Desjardins called the bipartisan support for the rule “incredibly rare.”
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