Sens. Roger Marshall and Marsha Blackburn will try to force votes on stand-alone Israel aid measures on Monday night. (Getty Images)
With his unanimous consent to vote on the stand-alone Israel bill, Marshall said in a prepared statement: "My message today to my colleagues is that actions speak louder than words. We are tired of hearing the pro-Israel lip service while you simultaneously block every effort to help Israel in its time of need. History will not forget this; let's do the right thing."
"Democrats say they support Israel, but their actions since October 7 to repeatedly block urgent standalone aid have told a different story," Blackburn told Fox News Digital in a statement.
"Senator Marshall and I will once again request the Senate swiftly and unanimously give Israel the resources they need to continue their fight against terrorism. In light of Iran’s historic attack this weekend, I hope our Democratic colleagues will put politics aside and join us in support of our Jewish friends."
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Speaker Mike Johnson is holding firm to his position on needing border security measures in exchange for Ukraine aid.
The White House renewed its threat on Monday to veto aid to Israel that was not tied to other foreign aid. At a White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed, "We will not accept a stand alone."
"Stand-alone would actually not help Israel and Ukraine," she said.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, on Wednesday, Jan. 10. (AP/Susan Walsh)
National security communications spokesperson John Kirby reiterated the White House's opposition at the same briefing, telling reporters, "We are opposed to a standalone bill that would just work on Israel."
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Marshall and Blackburn each voted against the $95.3 billion supplemental foreign aid package that included Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan in February. Arguing against the aid, Marshall told his colleagues that voting against the measure was putting U.S. "national security first by securing the border first."
"Up here in DC, my friends across the aisle, the White House, they continue to put Ukraine funding as their priority," he said.
Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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