House passes bill to prevent Biden from withholding weapons to Israel as GOP ramps up pressure on Democrats
Source: CNN Politics
Updated 5:05 PM EDT, Thu May 16, 2024
CNN The House voted on Thursday to pass a GOP-led bill to compel the delivery of defensive weapons to Israel as Republicans ramp up pressure on President Joe Biden over his handling of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
The bill would prevent Biden from withholding, halting, reversing or canceling weapons transfers that have been approved by Congress from the United States to Israel, and requires any that have been withheld to be delivered to Israel within 15 days of the bills enactment.
It is unlikely to be taken up in the Democratic-led Senate and the White House has said that Biden would veto the bill if Congress passed it. The legislation would cut off funds from several key executive-branch entities, including the State Department, the Defense Department and the National Security Council until any withheld weapons are sent to Israel.
The vote comes as Biden has faced pushback from lawmakers in both parties after he said during an interview with CNNs Erin Burnett last week that he would halt some shipments of American weapons to Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders a major invasion of the city of Rafah, where more than a million civilians have been sheltering.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/16/politics/house-israel-weapons-bill-vote/index.html
niyad
(114,907 posts)for all those deadly months??? May they all rot in their own personal hells.
jimfields33
(16,673 posts)Both countries should get it.
niyad
(114,907 posts)jimfields33
(16,673 posts)TomSlick
(11,230 posts)The situations in Ukraine and Gaza are very different - whatever you think about the situation in Gaza.
President Biden is using more nuanced reasoning.
Lovie777
(12,754 posts)with more than adequate weaponry.
The GQP again try to act like they care, they do not, it's all about scoring points concerning the 2024 elections.
bluestarone
(17,360 posts)DELAYED Ukraine funding, and messed uo the BORDER bill the Senate passed. When will people SEE THE LIGHT?
TexasDem69
(2,069 posts)In its efforts to bring to justice Hamas murderers and rapists.
TeamProg
(6,630 posts)JohnSJ
(92,740 posts)led House instead of Dems", comes close to a personal attack.
Did you feel the same way when a minority of Democrats refused to vote for the antisemitism bill?
The fact is this bill is going nowhere. The Senate isn't going to pass it, and if it did President Biden would veto it.
President Biden made it clear that he was holding shipments of offensive weapons, not defensive ones also.
While I agree this bill is just an excuse for republican showboating to pretend they care more for Israel than the Democrats, most of the public I doubt are aware of the political games the republicans are playing.
TeamProg
(6,630 posts)JohnSJ
(92,740 posts)TeamProg
(6,630 posts)land has kicked into high gear.
Do you support that or think thats a bad idea , or is the report false?
Just another valid Q.
JohnSJ
(92,740 posts)two parties sit down to negotiate a two state solution, that isn't going anywhere until Hamas isn't in control, a corrupt Palestinian Authority is replaced and accounts for all the missing aid money intended for the Palestinians.throughout the years, and Netanyahu and his right wing coalition no longer in control in Israel.
PortTack
(32,941 posts)littlemissmartypants
(23,200 posts)None of this is going to help them get re-elected.
They think we're stupid. Good grief!
SWBTATTReg
(22,535 posts)Traurigkeit
(932 posts)Gore1FL
(21,250 posts)They realize it has to get through the Senate and Biden has to sign it, right? They may as well try to repeal Obamacare, again.