Democrat lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and other progressive representatives including Rashida Tlaib and Marc Pocan have introduced a resolution opposing an arms sale to Israel worth $735 .
House Dems Reject Measure To Boost Israeli Security Aid
GOP attempted to secure funding for Israel s Iron Dome as war rages Getty Images Adam Kredo • May 20, 2021 12:25 pm
House Democrats on Thursday voted against a measure to provide Israel with emergency funding for its Iron Dome missile defense system, which destroys terrorist rockets before they land, saving scores of lives as Israel continues to fight against Palestinian terror groups.
In a vote of 218-209, Democrats rejected a security funding amendment offered by Rep. Tony Gonzales (R., Texas). The measure would have paved the way for Israel to receive a tranche of emergency dollars specifically for missile defense, which has proven critical as Iranian-backed terror groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad target Israeli citizens. One Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.), voted with Democrats against the measure.
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Republican senators are circulating a bill that would reimpose sanctions against Nord Stream 2 and its Russian-allied CEO after the Biden administration waived them, the
Washington Examiner has learned, after the GOP and some Democrats condemned letting the Kremlin-backed project off the hook.
The proposed legislation, led by Senate Armed Services Committee member Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, and joined by other members, has been dubbed the Protecting Our Well-being by Expanding Russian Sanctions Act. A statement from Cramer’s office says the bill would “build on recently-passed bipartisan sanctions against Russia” and “reinstate and expand sanctions the Biden Administration is waiving on Russian people and entities” involved in the pipeline s construction.