House passes bill to prevent Biden from withholding weapons to Israel as GOP ramps up pressure on Democrats

[BumRushDaShow]

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 bill’s 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 CNN’s 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.

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[niyad]

1. And I take it these are the same fuckers who held up Ukraine aid

for all those deadly months??? May they all rot in their own personal hells.

[jimfields33]

2. Both countries were given money.

Both countries should get it.

[niyad]

3. Nice way to evade the point.

[jimfields33]

4. Pretty plainly stated.

[TomSlick]

11. A false equivalency.

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]

5. Israel still have the protection of the USA and others .................

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]

8. Plus these same fuckers

DELAYED Ukraine funding, and messed uo the BORDER bill the Senate passed. When will people SEE THE LIGHT?

[TexasDem69]

6. Good, we should support our ally Israel

In its efforts to bring to justice Hamas’ murderers and rapists.

[TeamProg]

13. So you're on board with the GOP led House instead of Dems?

[JohnSJ]

14. There were 16 Democrats in the House who voted for it also. Your comment that "you're on board with the GOP

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]

15. My question is valid. I think we should let them answer it, no?

[JohnSJ]

20. Not the way it was worded.

[TeamProg]

16. There is a report here on DU that the Israeli theft of Palestinians' West Bank

land has kicked into high gear.

Do you support that or think that’s a bad idea , or is the report false?

Just another valid Q.

[JohnSJ]

19. I need to see the report. If you are referring to what the right-wing settlers are doing, I oppose that, but until the

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.

[TeamProg]

17. Hello?

[PortTack]

18. Seems they are....have to ask why they are here on DU?

[littlemissmartypants]

7. I'll be so glad when these performance art failures are over.

None of this is going to help them get re-elected.

They think we're stupid. Good grief!

[SWBTATTReg]

9. And the failed Gop conference doesn't seem to realize that foreign policy is in Biden's court, not theirs.

[Traurigkeit]

10. What pressure ? You mean like a baby's hand against a concrete wall ?

[Gore1FL]

12. Another going-nowhere waste of time.

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.