Posted on 09/21/2021 2:04:40 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
The far-left Democrats forced out provisions to fund Israel’s Iron Dome from the continuing resolution that would keep the government funded and raise the debt ceiling, according to reports.
According to Army Technology, “Iron Dome provides defence[sic] against short-range missiles and rockets which pose a threat to the civilian population,” such as those fired from Gaza earlier this year.
Due to there not being enough votes to pass the CR as a result of pushback from far-left Democrats, a Politico reporter claimed that House Democrats were forced to remove the Iron Dome provisions to pass the measure.
Before the provisions were taken out, reports confirmed that far-left Democrats told the Democrat leadership they would not vote for the bill if it included the $1 billion funding for the Iron Dome, which caused the Rules Committee to go into recess.
The CR has been revised with the Iron Dome provision taken out.
The far-left members leading this effort have been Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) cannot have any opposition in her party if she hopes to pass anything due to her thin majority in the House.
Pelosi has already been facing opposition from the Republicans, who have said they will not vote from the CR due to the provision to raise the debt ceiling in the bill.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), the head of the far-left Congressional Progressive Caucus, will reportedly meet with Pelosi on Tuesday.
There was funding in the bill to replace the missiles used from the Iron Done in May from the Hamas attack on the Jewish state. Bloomberg reported the Defense Department asked in a classified supplemental request of $1 billion.
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why are we funding it?...
does israel fund any of our defense systems?...
Omar posts here under the name heavy metal.
marvinstinson needs to provide evidence to back up his accusation...
the last time i checked this was still the united states of america and we still retain our God given right to question our government’s intentions and motives...
No BUT this is live-fire field testing under real conditions, and that is an expensive proposition all by itself. This same operation can protect other places, like Taiwan, S.Korea or Japan!
Just a thought!
The DNC party bosses are enemies of America and Christianity. and now we see they’re antisemites too.
The “enemy within” Is far more dangerous to us then external enemies.
We must defeat the enemy within. And fast!
Israel. South Korea. Australia. Japan. They need to beef up their own security and realize America is just an empty suit, loyal to no one. And our military is just window dressing, protecting only our career politicians.
Heck, someday we're going to need the above named former allies to come and save our bacon.
Far Left Democrat...
What an oxymoron.
Are these funds for us to buy it? Or for Israel to continue to improve it? If it’s the later then let Israel fund it themselves. If it’s the former the it needs to be put back in.
Doesn’t Israel have money to fund it’s own Iron Dome? Why should American taxpayers pay for another country’s defense system?
our country is in trillions of dollars in debt...
we shouldn’t be spending money we don’t have for other countries defense systems...
This is NOT good.
Democrats hate Israel more than they hate America.
Based on the replies on this thread, it looks the same applies here,
Exactly.
The 'rats especialy want Israel to fall.
They are forgetting Samson.
“why are we funding it?...
does Israel fund any of our defense systems?...”
We have joint defense collaboration. And a common enemy.
King James Version
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Don't take the Mark and good luck at the White Throne of Judgement.
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