The House on Wednesday approved a resolution that expressed strong support for Israel, the first bill brought to the floor after Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected as the chamber’s new speaker.
The resolution passed in a vote of 412-10 and says that the US “stands” with Israel in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attack and as Israel is relentlessly bombing Gaza. The resolution reaffirmed the US commitment to providing military aid to Israel and said Congress will work to pass more.
The bill says the House “stands ready to assist Israel with emergency resupply and other security, diplomatic, and intelligence support.” It also called for the US to continue enforcing sanctions on Iran and condemned the Hamas attack.
Nine Democrats voted against the resolution, including Reps. Jamaal Bowman (NY), André Carson (IN), Cori Bush (MO), Al Green (TX), Summer Lee (PA, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Ilhan Omar (MN), Delia Ramirez (IL) and Rashida Tlaib (MI). The sole Republican who voted against the measure was Rep. Thomas Massie (KY).
Explaining his opposition to the bill on X, Massie pointed to the sanctions aspect and the promises of military support and aid. “It contains an open-ended promise of military support that is so broad that it could be interpreted to commit US soldiers to the conflict. US troops should not be engaged in this conflict,” he said.
Johnson won the speakership hours before the vote and pledged his first action would be in support of Israel. “Our nation’s greatest ally in the Middle East is under attack. The first bill that I’m gonna bring to this floor in just a little while will be in support of our dear friend Israel,” he said.
President Biden has requested $14 billion in new military aid for Israel as part of a massive $105 billion spending package that also includes $61 billion for the Ukraine war, $7.4 billion that will go toward military aid to Taiwan, and other spending in the Asia Pacific, and funds for border security. It’s not clear if the House will take up the entire spending package or if it will seek to divide it into individual bills.
Johnson has previously voted against spending on Ukraine, earning him a grade of “F” from Republicans for Ukraine, a neoconservative group that’s trying to rally GOP support for the proxy war.
Whose country is this, anyway. I don’t seem to recognize it anymore…
This country belongs to capitalists. Unfortunately for the ordinary citizens, MIC capitalists are the most influential.
The other remarkable feature of US capitalism, it is unconditionally pro-Zionist.
Even clever capitalists can get rooked by slick con artists.
Capitalism,Imperialism,Racism,Misogony Zionism,militarism thesecare what the US is.
The capitalism itself is not a problem. The real problem is how to create a state which could be capable of harnessing capitalism and use it for the benefit of all the people and for all the humankind. It looks, Chinese communist party is solving this problem quite successfully. Putin and his team are also dealing with it not so bad. In The West everything went wrong because of the shortage of people with the socialist mentality. In first quarter of 20th century, the socialist parties were dominating in Europe but because of Bolshevik threat, they turned to national-socialism and fascism. After WW II they turned back to socialism but that time they were not strong enough and anyway Europe already got under US capitalist domination. Sad story. I am sorry for Europe.
Your perceptions are accurate.
Zionsim is good good.
Make that “Crony Capitalists.” Amerika is no longer a free market capitalist economy.
Zionism is good.
The US has sunk to the low level of creepy slithering creatures pumping poison nerve gas. Americans can sink no further. They have turned themselves into grotesque shadows of life. Anyone working for the IS government in any capacity wakes up each morning to live a new day in shame.
pumping poison nerve gas
Nazi is as Nazi does.
So far,its just a rumor.
Do tell, where is the US pumping nerve gas? And by the way neither US or Israel have stockpiles of nerve gas.
The US regime CLAIMS to have finished destroying its chemical weapons stockpiles as of July of this year., but I wouldn’t bet the ranch on that being true.
Neither would I bet the ranch on that. But I would bet on it. Nerve gas has little value in warfare that the US uses. Too hard to control.
Nerve gas has little value, period. Chemical weapons are really only good for “territory denial” and channeling purposes — a unit that can go in one direction freely or another in MOPP IV gear will tend toward the former — and nerve agent isn’t very persistent even under the best conditions.
But that doesn’t mean they aren’t still keeping some around, without bothering to report it.
Your right abut the value of nerve gas. I of course don’t know if the US has kept some around, it is possible. I don’t think they did, that is hard secret to keep. But I would not be surprised to find the US has stored the long shelf life precursors and has the production machining needed to turn the precursors into a nerve gas.
When I went to a nuclear/biological/chemical survey/monitor school at MCAS El Toro in 1993 or 1994 (can’t remember which), a couple of the guys I worked with claimed that they spent the Gulf War on an airstrip in Bahrain, guarding an aircraft reserved expressly for the delivery of chemical weapons in a retaliatory strike if Saddam used them.
I don’t have any particular reason to doubt their story, and it implies functional ordnance, not just the existence of substance stockpiles.
On the other hand, Saddam DID use chemical weapons, and those fellows didn’t reference any such retaliatory strike having taken place, so …
Dis Saddam use chemical weapons on Coalition forces,or only Iranians and Iraquis?
He used them on me.
Tom, I have heard the US had some secret retaliation for an Iraq gas attacked. I don’t know what it was. Your post does show why it is hard to keep the exist of nerve gas a secret.
Nerve gas does not have to be persistent-kills your enemies quickly, and the ground can be taken. Check yellow rains in SE Asia.
When Islamic fanatics seized the sacred sites in Mecca decades ago-French Foreign Legionaires pumped the place full of nerve gas-it worked out quite well. Since heavy gassess ink down,gas could be blown through the tunnels to enter the lower levels.It will save lives that are worth saving.
I believe it was a metaphor.
Edit: Or maybe not, I hadn’t seen that article about the tunnels.
The US and Israel could have secret stockpiles of nerve gas, the same thing they accused Assad of using against his people.
I have a hard time remembering when it was any different.
WTF!!!
Israel,
You have a country, leave ours ALONE!
Someone else’s country actually.
Donna: Good wishes but not a chance in hell.AIPAC is on the case.
Ugh.
In 2010 SCOTUS put a “For Sale” sign on the US Government with it’s Citizens United ruling and the Israel Lobby bought it.
Treasonous bastards.
How was their resolution an act of treason? Just because you don’t like their decision does not make it an act of treason.
Treason has a specific constitutional definition, and is specifically a crime of war (which means that for it to be operative, Congress must have declared the existence of such a status).
There have only been two treason prosecutions since World War Two that weren’t for actions taken DURING World War Two. One (the Rosenbergs) was dropped. The other was for some alleged Al Qaeda guy, and he was killed before he was arrested or brought to trial.
That said, a mass oath of fealty to a foreign power on the part of Congress isn’t a very good look
If you can’t see it, nothing I can say will matter.
“The first bill that I’m gonna bring to this floor in just a little while will be in support of our dear friend Israel,”
NOT to lead (AS SPEAKER!!!) the legal and financial withdrawal of the UNCONSTITUTIONAL Departments, Agencies, Treaties and Actions of the Fed Government and its cronies in the MIC and Georgetown, Mclean and Fort Meade….NOW…conditioned response…utter Pavlovian servility and submission…….to THINK that this “leader” and ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE would DISOBEY the Rules that he took and Oath to Honor AND OBEY……sadly and utterly predictable….
Well when you put it like that.
$$$$ more money for Congressmen
Most neo-Nazism supporting countries also unconditionally support Zionism. May be only Turkey and India have different approach. Turkey is the only Muslim NATO country, India has special relations with Muslims. Both of them are independent countries and follow their own national interests. Russia has good relations with Israel but Russia was always for an independent Palestinian Arab state with the capital in East Jerusalem.
Thank you Donald Trump.
Trump is hopelessly pro-Israel.
He even let a Jew into his family.
Um, no. His adult daughter chose to marry a Jew. Maybe she took her father’s opinion into account on the matter, maybe not, but it wasn’t up to daddy to “let” it happen.
Albania is also a predominately Muslim country. Just saying.
India no longer has special relations with Muslims. Since Narendra Modi has been the PM, he has reduced their freedom of religion and revoked their citizenship. He is now doing the same thing to the Sikhs. Many Indian Sikhs live in Canada and it is causing tension between the 2 countries.
I am Indian and liked India better before Modi became the PM and I am disappointed in the people for re-electing him.
Take heart. They’re still not as bad as the Buddhists in Myanmar. You have to ask… what is wrong with these people? Every country has its share.
So, our congress supports the extermination of the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. Apparently they missed the news that the current slaughter is not between Israel and Hamas, it is against all of the Palestinians. The ultra right Zionists want the Palestinians gone so the mother of land grabs can proceed. This is so f*cked up.
And so it has been since 1948.
But they have survived, and build a modern,if troubled nation.
Modern does not describe a nation continuously at war to establish an exclusive religious state.
Secular with liberty and justice for all is modern.
And on what planet does that exist? Meanwhile there are practitioners of many religions in Israel-but all the Arab states evicted their Jews.
If Zionists are successful with current ethnic cleansing campaign, it will create a big timebomb for their future. They are painting themselves into a corner.
No one wants Gaza-but baby killers and gang rapists must be eliminated.
You just explained why Israel wants Gaza, it kills the people including babies, disabled and elderly people.
Ya mi t’Allah! Why do the Americans not understand they are a vassal state?
TV propaganda works,
Pat Buchanan: “The US Congress is Israeli Occupied territory.” No truer words were ever uttered in history!
So are the White House and Senate. The US Government has been occupied territory since 1948. Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul were the few Members of Congress that were not rabid Pro Israel Supporters.
Now, there are some Members of Congress and probably some Senators that are not that Pro Israeli. Most of them want endless, needless aid to Israel despite the fact it is an apartheid, ethnic cleansing state and it is not part of the Global South.
Just; there used to be a little bit of balance. When Israel (unprovoked) invaded both the Gaza Strip and the Sinai, in 1956, as part of the larger Anglo-French invasion of Egypt, Eisenhower demanded, and got, all three of them to withdraw. Thereafter, the US refused to supply Israel with modern aircraft or tanks (they got their Shermans from France, and their M-48 Pattons from Germany, and their aircraft from France). Until after the 1967 war (which Israel also started); when attitudes changed and we opened the floodgates.
US support of Egypt was rewarded by Nasser turning to the USSR. Smart move IKE. The US embargoed weapons to Israel from 1948 on wards,despite the fact that the invading Arab armies were well supplied and trained by Britain and the USSR. Israeli invasion of Sinai was provoked by numerous Fedayeen attacks.
Israel started the 1956 and 1967 wars; why should the US reward them? As you say, we only turned towards Israel in order to counter Soviet influence – which probably wouldn’t have grown either if Nasser hadn’t been attacked by the french. British and Israelis. And spare me Israel’s excuses; Fedayeen attacks were “provoked” by Israel appropriation of arab land in 1948.
I would the whole USA is. Even states politicians care more about their political careers than their people.
Russel Kirk: “Some people think the capital of the USA is Tel Aviv”
I think what needs to happen is, everyone place their hand over their heart and pledge allegiance to the FLAG. USA!
Donna, I would never pledge any allegiance to this godforsaken nation.
I was merely trying to illustrate my point CH. Our country needs a proper footing, not the current course we are on. Merely for emphasis.
Sarcasm?
Did anyone consider that the “no” votes were cast almost exclusively by non-whites?
Let’s hope and pray that people of color continue to make strides in our godforsaken congress.
My biggest disappointment was Ayanna, who voted “present”.
My husband and I have considered a move to Kentucky, one of the most beautiful of all the states. If the good people there continue to elect the likes of Thomas Massie, it might not be a bad idea.
He’d have to be more than just not wanting troops sent in to make me think he is any different.
These questions weren’t asked recently but I doubt he feels differently. And if he does, he doesn’t have the balls to say so. Which is just as bad.
Q. Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?
A. Yes
Q. Which side of the Israeli Palestinian conflict do you sympathize with more?
A. Israel
Thank you for pointing out those facts.
Thomas Massie is against sending any US government aid to Israel. That works for me.
Like I said, I didn’t know when those questions I posted were asked. But I just googled your claim and I got this:
“I am opposed to foreign aid,” the Kentucky Republican told Insider in an interview at the Capitol. “Some people say my position on opposing all foreign aid is radical. I think what’s radical is sending money to other countries when we’re going bankrupt.”
I happily stand corrected. My only quibble is there should be no foreign aid regardless if the US is going bankrupt. But I have immediately changed my opinion of him.
I think that he doesn’t know what the word “radical” means.
The sole Republican who voted against the measure was Rep. Thomas Massie (KY).
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a champion!
A champion who voted to abolish the EPA.
He was right on that too.
Today the EPA
Tomorrow the IDF! 🇵🇸
I’ll smoke to that… inhale…hold it………
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Exhale…………………………………
Ho hum …. They all have to earn thier bakshish.
Well there goes the Weimar republic folks. Remember to take your morality,rule of law, compassion and ethics out to the trash this week or you might be in a whole lot of trouble. Heil!
Disgusting…!
Can we get back to gridlock. Less people will die.
And less money spent, I mean wasted.
Exactly. When there is a bipartisan consensus it invariably means some group of people are going to get screwed.
Short of starting WW3, this suffering, won’t end.
Phew, I was afraid they might cut off the billions going to “poor little Israel.”
I know. I know. That’s antisemitic.
I’m anti anyone or anything thing that seeks to use coercion, intimidation or force to get others others to pay for things they don’t believe in.
Th people have spoken!
Check out the leadership positions in government, media, banks and private sector corporations and determine their affiliations.
Maybe it will help to see why the US is the way it is.
The taxpayer is just a piggy bank for the nefarious acts of those in power. Do you support war, open borders, foreign aid, etc?
Wake up sheeple.
Clearly this stooge has been bought out by the MIC and AIPAC and others of their ilk! All bow down before Israel, and then drop to your knees and give it oral pleasure,,,and BOKO$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
“After being elected as speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) said his first priority was passing a bill for Israel”
What he really means is $60 Billion for Ukraine, $20 Billion for Israel and $15 Billion for Taiwan. American border security might get a few million.
Disgusting Uni-Party hack Speaker of the House brings business as usual and 10% for the Big Guy. The rape of American taxpayers continues along with inflation.
FJB and Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA)
You can only blame yourself for it all. You all have done nothing to STOP these monsters.
America is over its only a matter of time till the war comes to the US homeland. The people who started the war will flee overseas and start it all over again in another host country, They are literally parasites gorging themselves on the host.
What would you have us do?
I already moved to Southeast Asia and find being away from mainstream media propaganda to be delightful.
Just curious where in Southeast Asia.
South of Malaysia north or Indonesia.
Netanyahu said…..We are the people of the light, they are the people of darkness. We shall fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah.
Netanyahu’s statement appeared to be a reference to Isaiah 60:18, which says, “Violence shall no more be heard in your land, devastation or destruction within your borders; you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.”
Netanyahu is an insane psychopath.
Israel knows that Hamas is underground and will not be harmed by the bombing. Israel is not targeting Hamas they are targeting Palestinians.
This is either Collective Punishment or Genocide. All Israel leadership must be arrested and sent to the Hague to answer for their many many crimes against humanity.
The US leadership who supported Israel committing atrocities must also be arrested and presented to the Hague.
Any soldier who fired on civilians must also be arrested and presented to the Hague.
In truth all western leadership must be arrested and presented to the Hague. They are a stain on humanity and evil, evil monsters.
First order of business of the die hard MAGA house speaker is to pledge loyalty to a foreign country.