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The top House Democrats on the Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees said Monday that they will oppose efforts led by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) to cut the $3.3 billion in U.S. aid to Israel expected under the memorandum of understanding if and when they come to a vote on the House floor.

Rep. Greg Meeks (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, told Jewish Insider he plans to oppose the effort to strip the aid out of the 2027 State Department Appropriations bill, calling it a “got-me vote the Republicans are trying to play with.”

“There’s just too many factors to say … ‘We’re taking away $3.3 billion,’” Meeks said, noting the U.S. provides military aid to other countries like Egypt and Jordan. “I don’t think that it would be the wise thing … not good policy.”

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, also told JI he plans to oppose the amendment to cut the $3.3 billion.

“I’m against that,” Smith said of the attempt to cut the $3.3 billion. “I don’t think it has support because it cuts off humanitarian aid, military aid — all aid for Israel. So I don’t think there’s support for it, but we’ll see.”

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[–] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 52 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Establishment Dems are just as bad as Republicans. Primary them out with progressive candidates and make actual change.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Establishment Dems are just as bad as Republican

In general? Absolutely not.

On the West's favorite fascist apartheid state, cops, spying on people, the military, and other "authoritarian vs libertarian*" issues? Absolutely.

Primary them out with progressive candidates and make actual change.

Hell yeah!

*as in being in favor of liberty, not as in "Republican who smokes weed“

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Inaction when having power to act is just as bad as the shitty fascist who took advantage of it.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 weeks ago

No it isn't.

Dereliction of duty leading to not preventing murder isn't murder.

It's still ABSOLUTELY grounds for losing the job and never regaining it though, don't get me wrong.

Schumer, Jeffries, et al are not the equivalent of Mussolini's blackshirts, but they ARE the equivalent of the 1920s Italian Liberals who did nothing to stop them.

[–] ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Omg shocking the douche has taken almost 1M in genocide bucks:

[–] bigbangdangler@reddthat.com 13 points 3 weeks ago

We need to replace every single member of this shit show. Democrat. Republican. Doesn't matter.

[–] loaf@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago

Shocked. Totally, thoroughly shocked.

[–] ContactClosure@lemmus.org 12 points 3 weeks ago

Of course they will. Theyre owned by bibi. Fuck them too.

[–] nosuchanon@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

The legislative branch is full of traitors. All of them must be replaced. That is the ONLY great replacement that is needed.

The establishment of both parties is extremely corrupt. People just haven’t figured that out yet because they are too busy fighting meaningless culture war bullshit.

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Greg Meek and Adam Smith's terms ends in 2027, but they have both been in office a long time so it doubt they are at risk of loosing their seats unfortunately

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

If their stance on funding a genocide is communicated well to the public, I don't think they could get re elected. People are really paying attention to this issue now.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

We will have to root out incumbents like them to get rid of Zionists complete domination of our party. Lets just keep painting them as traitors who are disinterested in serving the Aemrican people (the truth) and see where we can get with it.

[–] DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 weeks ago

That's funny I get shit all over when I point out that the Democratic party is controlled opposition in favor of the suits and yet, here it is.

Right there. All over the place.

[–] BorgDrone@feddit.nl 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Why does Israel need aid at all? Aren’t they pretty well off?

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

Our illiterate taxpayers need to fund their free health care and higher education, while we're going bankrupt over medical bills.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

Why do leeches continue to suck blood when they're already fat?

[–] Leviathan@fedinsfw.app 5 points 3 weeks ago

Just feed your own people, give them health care. What fraction of this continuous genocide fund would it cost?

[–] mangobanana@discuss.online 5 points 3 weeks ago

About 40% of Americans do not have health insurance, or health insurance that isn't too expensive for them to use. That 3.3 billion dollars could insure a hell of a lot of Americans

[–] SaltyAmerican@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

They want those AIPAC checks to keep rolling in

[–] corbindallas@fedinsfw.app 5 points 3 weeks ago
  • Gregory Meeks – top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Basically said: “Nope, I’m voting against cutting the $3.3B to Israel.”

  • Adam Smith – top Democrat on House Armed Services. Also: “Nope.”

  • Thomas Massie (R-KY) — introduced the amendment to zero out the aid.

  • Greg Casar (D-TX) — one of the Democrats saying, “Actually… yeah, I’ll vote to cut it.”

  • Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) — at the time of the article she was basically in “lemme read the damn thing first” mode.

[–] Shamber@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

A headline that is not even worth an eyebrow raise

[–] GutterRat42@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

This is why we keep losing. We joined WWII, we took refugees, we subsidized them, and we protected them. It's time for Israel to vote for somebody who isn't a belligerent asshole or face our withdrawal

Explain to me neo-liberals again how you're an acceptable choice still?