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ABC News reports:
The House on Thursday passed a Republican-led bill to condemn President Joe Biden’s approach to Israel and force him to send arms shipments to the U.S. ally. The final vote was 224-187. Sixteen Democrats voted for the bill, going against House Democratic leadership and President Biden
The measure is a culmination of the political fallout from Biden’s recent pause of a bomb shipment to Israel and his pointed warning the U.S. won’t supply weapons that could be used in an invasion of Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where more than a million civilians have sought shelter.
The bill, titled Israel Security Assistance Act, is largely symbolic as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has already said he won’t bring it to the floor for a vote after the White House announced Biden would veto it should it make its way to his desk.
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Last month, Sen. Schumer said “the House must rush to Israel’s aid as quickly as humanly possible.”
We’ve taken action multiple times, but Biden and Schumer are standing in the way of getting critical aid to Israel.
It’s time for moral clarity. America must stand with Israel. pic.twitter.com/y6Q5LWK3oi
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) May 16, 2024
224-187: House voted to condemn Biden Administration’s pause of military weapons to Israel & compel WH to expeditiously send them by withholding funds for Defense Sec. & Sec. of State offices & NSC until delivered.16Ds voted Yes,3Rs voted No.Bill now heads to Senate;WH opposes it pic.twitter.com/UwvM1600WB
— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) May 16, 2024
224-187, House passes bill to force Biden administration to deliver weapons to Israel.
Three Republicans voted NO and 16 Democrats voted for it, defying their leadership and the WH.
The bill will be ignored in the Dem-led Senate
The crossover votes, per @kristin__wilson…
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 16, 2024