Foreign Aid Package For Ukraine, Israel Advances to House Floor by Jackson Richman – US Politics News

The House Rules Committee advanced bills on April 18 that would give assistance to Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, in addition to a bill that includes a myriad of measures, such as forcing China to divest TikTok.
The final tally to bring to the House floor what is called a rule—which sets the parameters such as whether amendments can be offered and that is voted on before the House can proceed to the votes on the measures themselves—passed 9-3.
While the minority party normally votes against advancement, Democrats stepped in to pass the rule given three conservatives Reps. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), and Chip Roy (R-Texas) voted against it. …