Republican Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) supports funding for the controversial foreign aid package, but with one condition: The money must come from a “slush fund” backed by progressives. This will be covered by the canceled funds.
The Inflation Control Act of 2022 pumped tens of billions of dollars into green energy programs. That includes the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund program, which is praised by progressives and grants $27 billion to “address the climate crisis” and “environmental justice.”
After the Senate passed a controversial bill that would send $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, Mr. Palmer announced that rather than creating new money, he would use money already appropriated for foreign aid. He said he is working on a bill to allocate it to the
Senate passes controversial foreign aid bill that sends billions of dollars to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan
Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala., left) and Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) outside the House Republican Management Committee meeting to elect committee chairs on Monday, Sept. 9, 2023, at the U.S. Capitol. (Tom Williams)
“I don’t know how they’re going to pay for it,” Palmer told Fox News Digital about the foreign aid package. “I don’t know any of the details, I just heard the numbers. One of the things I’ve proposed to pay for is what’s called the Inflation Control Act, which I call the Income Reduction Act.” included $27 billion in Green New Deal slush funds administered by the EPA. ”
When asked how Congress would pay for the bill, Palmer suggested using funds from the Green New Deal.
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“We are bringing a bill to the floor to cancel that, but the money is already earmarked for that purpose and could be used to offset Israel aid funding,” the lawmaker said.
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund announced in 2023 that Squad member Rep. Alexandira Ocasio-Cortez of New York released a memo with Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts outlining the project. It is promoted by progressives including .
The Senate passed a $95 billion national security package that did not include any border security provisions. (John Moore)
According to the Congressional Budget Office, “To effectively revoke budget authority, a bill must identify the source of funding that is being revoked,” and “For a rescission bill to be effective, it must specify the amount of budget authority that would be revoked.” You must specify or provide sufficient information in order for the amount to be determined. ”
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The Senate passed a controversial $95 billion national security supplement package, including $60 billion for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel, $9 billion in humanitarian aid for Gaza and the Indo-Pacific. nearly $5 billion, but does not include funding for border security.
Speaker Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Monday ahead of the vote that the House would not pass the Senate’s foreign aid package and would instead draft its own bill with border security provisions.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the EPA for comment.
FOX News’ Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.
