2023: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted To Strike Language To Provide
$300 Million In Security Assistance To Ukraine. In September 2023,
according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for "adoption of
the rule (H Res 730) that would provide for floor consideration of the
Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations
Act (HR 5692). The rule would provide for up to 30 minutes of general
debate on HR 5692. It would also provide for the automatic adoption of
an amendment to the Fiscal 2024 Defense Appropriations Act (HR 4365)
that would strike language to provide $300 million in security
assistance to Ukraine." The vote was on the adoption of the rule. The
House adopted the rule by a vote of 217 to 211. [House Vote 457,
9/28/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 9/28/23;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
730]
2023: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted To Strike Language To Provide
$300 Million In Security Assistance To Ukraine. In September 2023,
according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted for "to order
the previous question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment)
on the rule (H Res 730) that would provide for floor consideration of
the Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental
Appropriations Act (HR 5692). The rule would provide for up to 30
minutes of general debate on HR 5692. It would also provide for the
automatic adoption of an amendment to the Fiscal 2024 Defense
Appropriations Act (HR 4365) that would strike language to provide $300
million in security assistance to Ukraine." The vote was on the motion
to order the previous question. The House agreed to the motion by a vote
of 214 to 210. [House Vote 456,
9/28/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 9/28/23;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
730]
2019: Fitzpatrick Voted For The FY 2020 Minibus Appropriations Bill,
Which Rejected President Trumps Proposal To Reduce Non-Military Foreign
Spending By 21%. In December 2019, Fitzpatrick voted for the FY 2020
minibus spending bill According to Congressional Quarterly, "The measure
rejects most of the major spending reductions proposed by President
Trump, whose budget would have reduced non-military foreign spending by
21%. It includes $9.1 billion for global health programs, $3.3 billion
for military assistance to Israel, $1.4 billion in assistance to Egypt,
$1.5 billion for Jordan and $448 million for Ukraine. It includes
$6.3 billion to combat HIV/AIDS, and $250 million to respond to the
surge of migrants from Central America entering the United States." The
vote was a motion to concur in the Senate amendment. The House agreed to
the motion by a vote of 297-120. The Senate later passed the bill and
the President signed the bill into law. [House Vote 689,
12/17/19; Congressional
Quarterly, 12/17/19;
Congressional Actions,
H.R.1865]
2024: Fitzpatrick Voted For The Israel Security Assistance
Supplemental Appropriations. In February 2024, Fitzpatrick voted for ,
according to Congressional Quarterly, "the bill that would provide
$17.6 billion in security assistance to Israel to defend itself in war
against Hamas. It would include $13.9 billion in supplemental
appropriations for the Defense Department and an additional $3.5
billion in State Department foreign military financing for the sale of
U.S. military equipment to Israel. Appropriations provided to aid Israel
under the bill would be designated as emergency funding and would not
count against discretionary allocations, nor require to be offset." The
vote was on passage. The House rejected the bill by a vote of 250 to
180. [House Vote 38,
2/6/24; Congressional
Quarterly, 2/6/24;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
7217]
The White House Issued A Veto Threat On The Bill Due To A Lack Of
Funding For Ukraine. According to Congressional Quarterly, "The
White House issued a veto threat on the House bill, which would
provide $17.6 billion for Israel and for U.S. operations in the
Middle East, while delivering nothing for Ukraine, border security
or the rest of the Senate package. A statement of administration
policy dismissed the House measure as a 'political ploy' that would
leave many national security demands unmet. 'Instead of working in
good faith to address the most pressing national security
challenges, this bill is another cynical political maneuver,' the
statement said. 'The security of Israel should be sacred, not a
political game.'" [Congressional Quarterly,
2/6/24]
The House Freedom Caucus Criticized The Bill For Lacking An
Offset. According to Congressional Quarterly, "Republicans,
meanwhile, are far from united in support of the bill. The
rebellious Freedom Caucus, made up of roughly 30 to 40 members,
issued a statement of opposition over the weekend, attacking
Johnson, R-La., 'for reversing course on his stance to require new
supplemental spending to be offset.' Unlike an earlier House-passed
bill for Israel (HR 6126), the new measure drops a proposed funding
cut for the IRS. Johnson told reporters last month that it 'makes a
lot of sense' for Israel aid to have an offset, especially if it
involves cuts to the IRS. 'We can't just keep spending money that
we don't have,' he said. Caroline Coudriet has more on the House
bill." [Congressional Quarterly,
2/6/24]