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AOC, ‘Squad’ force House Dems to spike $1B for Israel’s Iron Dome from spending bill
NY Post ^
| 21 September 2021
| Juliegrace Brufke and Samuel Chamberlain
Posted on 09/22/2021 1:40:53 AM PDT by blueplum
A group of far-left lawmakers — including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) — forced House Democratic leadership Tuesday to cut $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome from a short-term government funding bill.
The removal of the language from a continuing resolution that would keep the federal lights on through early December prompted an urgent call from Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.).
Lapid tweeted that Hoyer had reassured him that the cut was a “technical postponement” ...
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; US: California; US: Maryland; US: Michigan; US: Minnesota; US: New York; US: Washington; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: antisemites; ilhanomar; irondome; israel; maryland; michigan; minnesota; nancypelosi; newyork; occasionalcortex; pramilajayapal; rashidatlaib; spendingbill; squadsqueeze; stenyhoyer; waronterror
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To: blueplum
Four ropes and four lamp posts.
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posted on
09/22/2021 5:13:55 AM PDT
by
Redleg Duke
(“I’m not the olny one!”)
To: SJackson
Oppressively not allowing missiles to hit their targets, forcing Hamas to mis-appropriate more sewage pipes to make more missiles. Oh, the humanity! How dare they defend themselves!
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posted on
09/22/2021 5:20:48 AM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
(Hard times: hard men. Hard men: soft times. Soft times: soft men. Soft men: hard times)
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posted on
09/22/2021 6:51:21 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: chajin
“To be fair, the House GOP stood together against this.”
Yes, it’s impressive to see the GOP finally standing together on something that’s so important to us instead of the little problems we’re facing at home./s/
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posted on
09/22/2021 7:28:11 AM PDT
by
suthener
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To: blueplum
Hopefully the GOP is united against this in the Senate. Given the turtle’s threats, he must have assurances that the GOP will be united.
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posted on
09/22/2021 7:30:09 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
(Let's make crime illegal again!)
To: blueplum
I thought welfare weaken people, why is it not he same with countries?
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posted on
09/22/2021 8:37:37 AM PDT
by
GraceG
("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
To: suthener
[ “To be fair, the House GOP stood together against this.”
Yes, it’s impressive to see the GOP finally standing together on something that’s so important to us instead of the little problems we’re facing at home./s/ ]
Welfare programs at home: Booo!!!!
Welfare programs sent to a country 1/2 around the world: YAY!!! Hooray!!!
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posted on
09/22/2021 8:41:58 AM PDT
by
GraceG
("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
To: blueplum
I'd prefer we stop funding everyone else but the problem here is that the money that would have gone to Iron Dome will now go to everything Islamic. I read somewhere that we pretty much fund Pakistan's military.
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09/22/2021 8:50:09 AM PDT
by
liberalh8ter
(The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
To: blueplum
Hey, Mossad...got a project for you....
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posted on
09/22/2021 8:50:14 AM PDT
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LizzieD
To: blueplum
I don’t understand how any Jew could vote for this budget. all it takes is a handful and Pelosi has to cave. Instead they act like the holocaust victims who were led to the slaughter at Auschwitz.
To: napscoordinator
In about a week the IDF could clean up the entire Middle East and have the Arabs begging for them to stop.
I wish to God they’d just do it.
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09/23/2021 11:18:04 AM PDT
by
jmacusa
(America.Founded by geniuses. Now governed by idiots. )
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