{"id":2244337,"date":"2024-05-14T14:44:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T18:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-leadership-urges-members-to-oppose-house-gops-israel-weapons-bill\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T14:46:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T18:46:31","slug":"dem-leadership-urges-members-to-oppose-house-gops-israel-weapons-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-leadership-urges-members-to-oppose-house-gops-israel-weapons-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic leaders urge members to reject House Republicans&#8217; Israel weapons bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-leadership-urges-members-to-oppose-house-gops-israel-weapons-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2244337&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Democratic leaders have urged their party members to reject a GOP bill that pressures the Biden administration not to withhold arms\u200d from Israel amid the conflict with\u200d Hamas. The bill, introduced by Republican appropriators, aims to restrict arms flow without oversight. This move\u2062 has sparked\u2063 debates among Democrats despite the White House&#8217;s strong opposition to the bill. House Democratic \u2062leaders \u2063are advising their members to oppose a GOP bill that pushes the Biden administration \u2064not to halt arms to Israel amidst the Hamas conflict. Introduced by Republican appropriators,\u2062 the bill seeks to limit arms supply without oversight. This stance has triggered discussions within the Democratic party, despite\u2063 the White House&#8217;s firm disapproval of the \u200cbill.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House<\/a> Democrat leadership urged their colleagues in the party to vote against a GOP bill that pressures the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden administration<\/a> not to withhold arms from Israel as it fights Hamas following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-u-s-special-forces-vets-secretly-rescued-hundreds-of-afghan-allies-left-for-dead-amid-biden-withdrawal\/\" title=\"Report: U.S. Special Forces Vets \u2018Secretly Rescued\u2019 Hundreds Of Afghan Allies \u2018Left For Dead\u2019 Amid Biden Withdrawal\">deadly terrorist attack<\/a> in October of last year.<\/p>\n<p>Republican appropriators <a href=\"https:\/\/appropriations.house.gov\/news\/press-releases\/appropriators-lead-israel-security-assistance-support-act-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">introduced<\/a> the legislation after President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cotton-accuses-biden-of-imposing-a-de-facto-arms-embargo-against-israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">halted the delivery of some weapons<\/a> to Israel in protest of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-accuses-biden-of-betrayal-hopes-israel-aid-threat-was-senior-moment\/\" title=\"Speaker Johnson accuses Biden of betrayal over Israel aid threat, hopes it was just a 'senior moment.\">full-scale ground operation<\/a> in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.<\/p>\n<p>A message sent by the office of Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1790391054660943948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked House Democrats<\/a> to vote against the bill, claiming it \u201celiminates any executive oversight or control on the flow of taxpayer funded U.S. arms\u201d and comes without hearings, markups, or bipartisan discussion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a serious legislative effort. It is another partisan stunt by Extreme MAGA Republicans who are determined to hurt President Biden politically,\u201d the notice added, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/05\/14\/congress\/a-no-whip-00157844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to POLITICO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The guidance, which followed the White House stating that Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/4661084-white-house-opposes-gop-bill-israel-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cstrongly\u201d opposes<\/a> the bill, may not be enough to ward off divisions among Democrats in regard to the Israel-Hamas war.<\/p>\n<p>Although left-wing House members of the Democratic Party have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/05\/08\/congress\/progressives-cheer-israel-weapon-pause-gop-fume-biden-00156857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praised<\/a> Biden for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/07\/us\/politics\/israel-biden-arms.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspending the delivery<\/a> of 3,500 large bombs to Israel, <a href=\"https:\/\/forward.com\/fast-forward\/612139\/26-house-democrats-tell-white-house-we-cannot-undermine-our-ally-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dozens<\/a> of their colleagues have criticized the president over the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Not all GOP House members may support the bill, which is expected to be voted on this week. It remains to be seen whether the legislation would even be voted on in the Democrat-controlled Senate.<\/p>\n<p>A group of House Appropriations Committee Republicans, including Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) and Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA), unveiled the <a href=\"https:\/\/rules.house.gov\/sites\/republicans.rules118.house.gov\/files\/Israel_Assistance_xml%20%28002%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cIsrael Security Assistance Support Act\u201d<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712242396228000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3WzjrNXCr1KblP2z8dS_jB\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The bill pushes for the \u201cexpeditious delivery of defense articles and defense services for Israel and other matters.\u201d It also seeks to withhold funds from the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, and National Security Council until delivery is confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Other provisions are geared toward condemning the Biden administration\u2019s decisions to pause certain arms transfers to Israel, reaffirming \u201cIsrael\u2019s right to self-defense,\u201d and requiring a report on actions taken to withhold security assistance from Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny actions to withhold resources impede our national and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-concerning-foreign-policy\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Concerning Foreign Policy\">global security<\/a> and send a dangerous signal that the U.S. cannot be counted on as a partner,\u201d the GOP House appropriators said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe demand the Administration fulfill our commitment to our great ally in the Middle East, especially so in this serious time of need,\u201d the group of Republicans added.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Dems urge party members to oppose GOP bill pressuring Biden admin on withholding arms from Israel amid Hamas conflict post-terror attack. 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