GOP senators plan to force votes on stand-alone Israel aid in wake of Iran attack

FIRST ON FOX: Republican Sens. Roger Marshall of Kansas and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee will look to force votes on two different versions of a stand-alone Israel aid measure in the Senate on Monday night.

Following Iran's drone attack on Israel over the weekend, the two Republicans are planning to ask for unanimous consent to force votes on both Israel aid bills – one that is for $14.3 billion and includes cuts to Biden's $80 billion expansion of the Internal Revenue Service under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – and another for $17.6 billion that does not include a mechanism to pay for it. The former will be led by Marshall while Blackburn tries to force a vote on the latter.

In prepared remarks, Marshall is expected to tell his fellow senators: "Time and time again, I see members, even the Democrat Majority Leader this weekend, say he stands with Israel."

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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 stand-alone 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