{"id":2631317,"date":"2026-07-17T17:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-103-democrats-who-voted-to-end-aid-to-israel-received-11-million-from-aipac\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T17:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:37:40","slug":"the-103-democrats-who-voted-to-end-aid-to-israel-received-11-million-from-aipac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-103-democrats-who-voted-to-end-aid-to-israel-received-11-million-from-aipac\/","title":{"rendered":"The 103 Democrats who voted to end aid to Israel received $11 million from AIPAC"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fthe-103-democrats-who-voted-to-end-aid-to-israel-received-11-million-from-aipac%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=2631317&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>A recent vote involved over 100 Democrats supporting an amendment to cut $3 billion in U.S.aid to Israel, a move that drew scrutiny due to meaningful contributions from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which has donated approximately $11 million to these Democrats as 2022. Some Democrats who had previously not received AIPAC funds or had rejected their support participated in the vote, highlighting the influence of AIPAC on congressional support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The amendment,proposed by Rep. Thomas Massie, was opposed by most Democratic leadership, including House Minority Leader hakeem Jeffries, who argued it was too broad and risked limiting other forms of aid and diplomatic efforts.Several Democrats, such as Rep. Katherine Clark and Nancy Pelosi, broke ranks to support the amendment, citing the need for a change in U.S. policy towards Israel. Clark and Pelosi received notable AIPAC contributions.<\/p>\n<p>responses within the party reflect tensions over Israel assistance, with some members advocating for a reevaluation of U.S. aid policies. The legislation aimed to amend the foreign aid budget but would not have affected Israel\u2019s current defense funding for missile systems like Iron dome. israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also expressed support for phasing out U.S. aid to Israel. The debate underscores the divisions within the Democratic Party regarding Israel policy and the influence of pro-Israel lobbying groups.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 103 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrat\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"475\">Democrats<\/a> who voted this week to cut off U.S. aid to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">Israel<\/a> have received significant financial support from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aipac\">American Israel Public Affairs Committee<\/a> since the PAC started contributing money to candidates during the 2022 cycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>analysis of Federal Election Commission findings revealed that the more than 100 Democrats who supported ending aid to Israel have taken roughly $11 million from AIPAC, both in direct donations from the PAC and earmarked contributions.\u00a0Many of the Democrats who voted yes have not previously taken AIPAC money. Forty-eight have solicited the PAC\u2019s support since 2022.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4653847\/over-100-democrats-voted-to-end-aid-to-israel-theyve-received-nearly-11-million-from-aipac\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Over 100 Democrats voted to end aid to Israel. They\u2019ve received nearly $11 million from AIPAC<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4653853\/josh-shapiro-rise-up-pennsylvania-campaign-democrats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Josh Shapiro launches $3.3 million midterm effort to boost Pennsylvania Democrats as 2028 profile grows<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4653799\/trump-endorses-darline-graham-nordone-full-term\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump endorses Darline Graham Nordone for full term<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17668\">Rep. Thomas Massie <\/a>(R-KY) was joined by 103 Democrats earlier this week in support of his amendment that would have struck $3 billion of foreign aid to Israel, an issue that has roiled the Democratic Party. The amendment ultimately failed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), a centrist Democrat who has taken heat from the Online Left in recent months, was one of the biggest beneficiaries of AIPAC donations. He raised $1.9 million from direct and earmarked contributions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AIPAC\u2019s support helped propel Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC) during her 2022 campaign for Congress. She rejected the group\u2019s support earlier this year as she staved off a left-wing challenger who went after her for accepting money from AIPAC. Foushee, who has received more than $850,000 from AIPAC, voted yes on the amendment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4649426\/clark-breaks-with-jeffries-massie-bid-cut-aid-israel\/\"><strong>NO. 2 HOUSE DEMOCRAT BREAKS WITH JEFFRIES ON ISRAEL AID VOTE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) broke ranks from the rest of Democratic leadership to support the amendment, even as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) voted against it. Clark had taken $1.4 million from over 1,000 contributions from both AIPAC and individual donors earmarked through AIPAC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clark said in a statement that she would support the amendment in order to change the \u201cstatus quo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI will be voting yes, not because I agree with the entirety of the amendment, or the GOP\u2019s cynical motivations for its consideration, but because I believe we must change course,\u201d Clark said. \u201cWhile Democratic Members will make different decisions on this amendment in good faith, we are absolutely united in our shared goal of permanent peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) joined Clark in voting for the amendment, after taking more than $19,000 in donations from AIPAC or individual contributions earmarked through AIPAC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor the good of the Israeli people and the Palestinian people, it is clear that U.S. policy must change to attain that goal,\u201d the former House speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/pelosi.house.gov\/news\/press-releases\/pelosi-statement-massie-amendment-8\">said in a statement.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) voted against the provision and vowed to return funds to AIPAC, but he did not specify how much. If Ryan follows through on his pledge, he could be out a sizable chunk of campaign funds, as records show he has received $791,782 through AIPAC since 2022, the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>reported Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Oversight and Government Reform Committee ranking member Robert Garcia (D-CA) also voted to suspend aid to the Middle Eastern country. He has taken over 200 contributions that amount to $145,700.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is not clear if any of the other Democrats who have received AIPAC money and voted for the amendment will reject the group\u2019s endorsement in the future or return donations. The fundraising portals for those Democrats were turned off on AIPAC\u2019s website as of Friday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">AIPAC\u2019s fundraising portal prevented donations to candidates who supported the Massie amendment (AIPAC)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-4.15.46-PM.png?w=696&#8243; height=&#8221;730&#8243; width=&#8221;1024&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">AIPAC\u2019s fundraising portal prevented donations to candidates who supported the Massie amendment (AIPAC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel has become a splintering issue in the Democratic Party, particularly on the left flank, leading up to this week\u2019s vote, as support among Democrats for Israel has deteriorated rapidly in recent years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a letter to his colleagues, Jeffries wrote that the amendment is \u201coverly broad\u201d and could limit \u201chumanitarian aid, refugee resettlement, peace-building and U.S. embassy operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffries pushed back on the sentiment that the party has split on this issue and denied tensions within the party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked Thursday if there was discord in his caucus over the amendment, the minority leader said, \u201cAbsolutely not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legislation would have amended the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >annual foreign affairs spending bill<\/a>, and would<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/amendments-rules.house.gov\/amendments\/Amendment%20to%20HR.8595%20-%20Israel2260618162941108.pdf\"> cancel the $3.3 billion<\/a> in foreign military aid Israel receives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Massie amendment did not touch an additional $500 million that Israel gets each year in defensive weaponry, including its<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iron-dome\/\"> Iron Dome<\/a> missile systems. Repealing that funding only attracted four Democrats and two Republicans, one of them Massie, when put to a vote last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4651461\/house-gop-leadership-pulls-veterans-bill-house-floor-turmoil\/\"><strong>HOUSE GOP LEADERSHIP PULLS VA BILL AMID HOUSE FLOOR TURMOIL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4562418\/netanyahu-wants-phase-out-us-aid-this-congress\/\">said<\/a> earlier this year that he supports sunsetting American aid to Israel and that he wants to begin the process now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to AIPAC, Clark, and Garcia for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>103 Democrats supporting Israel aid cut received $11M from AIPAC since 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4363,"featured_media":2631318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-collage-i4r4wylf6-1784317229715-e1784320952655.jpg?1784302924&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33006,3685,32515],"class_list":["post-2631317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-aipac","tag-democrats","tag-us-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-collage-i4r4wylf6-1784317229715-e1784320952655.jpg?1784302924&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2631317"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2631321,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631317\/revisions\/2631321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2631318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2631317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2631317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2631317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}