But it certainly complicates weapons transfers.
On Friday, 40 House Democrats sent a letter to President Biden urging him “to reconsider your recent decision to authorize the transfer of ato Israel , and to withhold this and any future offensive arms transfers” until a “full investigation” of last week’s World Central Kitchen attack is completed.
“In light of the recent strike against aid workers and the ever-worsening humanitarian crisis,” the letter read, “we believe it is unjustifiable to approve these weapons transfers.” Most of the Democratic signatories were predictable: members of the Squad, leaders of the Progressive Caucus, certain rank-and-file members who happen toThere hasn’t been much daylight between the former speaker and Israel since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. She’s reserved most of her scorn, in the heated debates since, for pro-Palestinian protesters. In January, she suggested that calling for a cease-fire was “Mr. Putin’s message.
At long last, Speaker Mike Johnson is preparing to use the upcoming work sessions of Congress to figure out assistance to Ukraine. Though hespinning his wheels trying to find a way to make Ukraine aid more palatable for House Republicans—and thus preserve his job—the most straightforward way he pushes it through is if the House votes on the bill the SenateFor months, the main issue holding up the package has been Republican hostility to further support for Ukraine.
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