Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to bring forward a measure to affirm support for Israel — essentially rebuking recent comments from Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
If House Democrats thought they could avoid a messy battle over the Israeli government ahead of its president’s Wednesday address to Congress, they were wrong.
But by offering a broad vehicle to condemn antisemitism while supporting Israel, the vote may also offer electorally vulnerable Democrats a chance for an easy messaging win. And Pfluger, too, who said that he doesn’t mind the likelihood that most Dems will support his measure. In fact, he said “the best outcome here” would be all 435 members voting yes.Sources told POLITICO that her comments are unlikely to hurt her standing in the Progressive Caucus, where she’s serving her last term in charge.
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