October 31, 2023: Speaker Johnson's first big tests: Israel and the IRA
October 31, 2023: Speaker Johnson's first big tests: Israel and the IRA  
Podcast: The Playbook Podcast
Published On: Tue Oct 31 2023
Description: Speaker Mike Johnson has come out swinging in his first few days with the gavel. The newly-elected leader of the House has raised eyebrows in both parties with an announcement that he will use funds allotted to the IRS plus-up within the Inflation Reduction Act to offset 4.3 billion worth of assistance to Israel. The decision, Playbook co-author Rachael Bade explains, is leaving many Democrats in between a rock and a hard place pitting aid to Israel against plus-up funding, and may not be all that popular among some Republicans either.