The National Jewish Democratic Council is blasting the GOP after more than half of the House Republicans voted against the foreign aid bill.
"Last night more than half of House Republicans voted against $2.2 billion in aid to Israel," said NJDC executive director Ira Forman. "Such votes clearly don’t support a strong and secure Israel. The House GOP is continuing a disturbing trend of returning to their isolationist roots and a lack of an enlightened foreign policy. We remember in 2007, 164 House Republicans rebuffed the pro-Israel community and voted against billions in aid to Israel. Here they go again."
"Unfortunately, if our entire foreign aid becomes a victim of partisan gamesmanship, it does not bode well for essential U.S. aid to Israel," said Forman. "Let’s hope this pattern does not continue."
Forman refers to the vote on the foreign aid bill in 2007, in which party leaders urged votes against the legislation both for budgetary reasons and because of an amendment providing funding for overseas women’s health groups that use non-U.S. funds for abortions. Read Ron’s story about that vote here. The full NJDC press release is after the jump:[[READMORE]]
Over Half of House GOP Voted against Aid to Israel, 95% of Dems Support
WASHINGTON, DC – Ira N. Forman, CEO of the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC), released the following statement:
NJDC applauds the Democratic leadership and the 95% of House Democrats for standing by Israel and supporting a strong U.S.-Israel relationship. We wish we could say the same for the House Republicans, but they were unable to muster a majority in support of this important aid.
Last night over half of House Republicans voted against $2.2 billion in aid to Israel. Such votes clearly don’t support a strong and secure Israel. The House GOP is continuing a disturbing trend of returning to their isolationist roots and a lack of an enlightened foreign policy. We remember in 2007, 164 House Republicans rebuffed the pro-Israel community and voted against billions in aid to Israel. Here they go again.
Unfortunately, if our entire foreign aid becomes a victim of partisan gamesmanship, it does not bode well for essential U.S. aid to Israel. Let’s hope this pattern does not continue.
