House passes resolution condemning Hamas attacks on Israel
On Wednesday, the House voted to approve a resolution affirming U.S. backing for Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas.
The vote comes just after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La. ) The vote is the first in three weeks that the House has passed a bill after Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.)
Driving the News: The resolution passed with overwhelming bipartisan support (412-10).
Nine Democrats voted against this measure, including Rashida Tlaib from Michigan and Cori Bush from Missouri. ), Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.), Andre Carson (Ind. Al Green (Texas), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, (D-N.Y.), Summer Lee, (Pa.), Delia RAMIrez (Ill.), and Ilham Omar are all from Texas.
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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., voted against it. Another half dozen Democrats voted “present”, including Progressive Caucus chair Pramila Jayapal.
Detail: The resolution was reported first by Axios and is being led by House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Mike McCaul, R-Texas, and ranking member Greg Meeks, D-N.Y.
The statement affirms that the U.S. is “committed to Israel’s safety, including through security aid” and urges all countries to “unambiguously condemn Hamas brutal war”.
The document also calls for the “full enforcement of sanctions” against Iran and condemns its “support for terrorists groups and their proxies including Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other terrorism-related groups”.
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