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New House bill includes $3.3 billion to support US military operations in the Middle East as regional conflicts break out on multiple fronts Next week‚ the GOP-led House will vote on a new‚ $17.6 billion Israel aid package that won’t include IRS funding cuts contained in their original bill‚ Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Saturday. What’s more (oh boy!)‚ the new House bill includes $3.3 billion to support US military operations in the Middle East as regional conflicts break out on multiple fronts‚ Axios reports. Johnson’s announcement comes as Senate negotiators prepare to roll out a comprehensive package that would fund Israel‚ Ukraine‚ the Indo-Pacific (oh‚ and border security funds are in there somewhere!). In a letter to House Republicans obtained by Axios‚ Johnson wrote that Senate leadership has “eliminated the ability for swift consideration” of an emergency spending package by refusing to include House leadership in the talks. “Given the Senate’s failure to move appropriate legislation in a timely fashion‚ and the perilous circumstances currently facing Israel‚ the House will … take up and pass a clean‚ standalone Israel supplemental package‚” Johnson’s letter reads.Winter Sun Plus is NOW 40% off! Boost your natural defenses with this powerful vitamin D3 and K formula! Johnson noted that the IRS offset was the “primary objection” Democrats had to the previous Israel bill‚ and that the Senate will “no longer have excuses … against swift passage of this critical support for our ally.” More via Axios: The backdrop: The House passed a $14.3 billion aid package to Israel in November‚ shortly after Johnson took office‚ but Democrats and even some Republicans were upset that its spending was paired with cuts to the IRS. Just a dozen of the most staunchly pro-Israel House Democrats voted for the bill‚ many vocally criticizing the IRS piece‚ and it was blocked from consideration in the Senate.The Senate has spent months trying to craft a comprehensive package that would pair Ukraine funding with border security provisions‚ but Republicans’ openness to such a deal has waned as the talks dragged on.

Paris agrees to extend protections - including better controlling imports and giving farmers additional aid Two of France’s main farming unions on Thursday agreed to suspend protests and lift road blockades across the country after the government announced measures the deemed “tangible progress” in the ongoing revolt against EU ‘climate-driven’ initiatives designed to wean society off of evil‚ non-bug-based‚ carbon-emitting food while China‚ India‚ and the rest of the world laughs. In addition to France‚ protests have been held in Belgium‚ Portugal‚ Greece‚ Germany and elsewhere. Last week‚ tensions came to a head in Brussels when farmers threw eggs and stones at the European Parliament building‚ demanding that European leaders stop punishing them with more taxes and rising costs to finance the so-called ‘green agenda.’ After French farmers stepped up protests earlier in the week‚ the government promised on Thursday to extend protections – including better controlling imports and giving farmers additional aid‚ Reuters reports. “Everywhere in Europe the same question arises: how do we continue to produce more but better? How can we continue to tackle climate change? How can we avoid unfair competition from foreign countries?‚” said Prime Minister Gabriel Attal‚ announcing the new measures. In response‚ France’s main farmers union‚ FNSEA‚ announced that it was time to lift the blockades and “go home.” Arnaud Gaillot of the Young Farmers’ union echoed the message‚ however both unions warned that other types of protests would continue‚ and they’d be back if the government doesn’t make good on their promises.Save 40% on DNA Force Plus NOW! Try it today and see why so many listeners have made it an essential part of their daily routine! Meanwhile in Ireland‚ farmers began protesting Thursday evening. #BREAKING #Ireland JUST IN: Farmers' protests began in Ireland. pic.twitter.com/rJ6lsCnkgG— The National Independent (@NationalIndNews) February 1‚ 2024 “There’s a general dissatisfaction with the level of environmental regulation that is being heaped on farmers‚ the low margins‚ and (the) resulting low income the farmers have been suffering from for a very long time now‚” said Cathal MacCarthy‚ media director for the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association‚ adding “There will be a great deal of sympathy and solidarity with the aim and ambitions of the protests both in Ireland and on the Continent‚” EURACTIV reports. “They feel they are being regulated out of business by Brussels bureaucrats and Department of Agriculture officials who are far removed from the reality of day-to-day farming‚” said Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) President Francine Gorman on Wednesday‚ ahead of the protests. The concerns of the Irish beef and dairy farmers echo the concerns of other European farmers who have been protesting for weeks.MacCarthy said Irish beef and dairy farmers also believe they are not being compensated fairly for the agrifood products they cultivate‚ given the increased costs involved in production as a result of environmental regulations.“We need senior politicians to face consumers and say‚ ‘Lads‚ listen‚ the cost of producing this food is X‚ that has to be paid‚ and the margin that allows farmers to live (has to be paid)‚ but we can’t just be dependent on what the supermarket feels like charging their customers‚’” he said. -EURACTIV “We can either continue to have cheap food‚ or we can have environmentally sustainable food‚ but we can’t have both‚” said MacCarthy.