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The White House will meet Friday afternoon with a group of top House lawmakers to discuss plans for sending aid to Israel, four Capitol Hill aides confirmed.
The meeting comes as the Biden administration prepares a new supplemental funding request meant to support Israel’s military and defense capabilities in its war with Hamas.
The group of lawmakers is expected to include top House appropriators and leaders of the Foreign Affairs committee, two aides said. Rep. Patrick McHenry, who is serving as the acting House speaker, will also join the meeting, one aide said.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The meeting comes as House Republicans continue to try and elect a speaker, having been without one for days.
Nicholas Wu and Olivia Beavers contributed to this report.
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