The House delivered a rebuke to President Joe Biden Thursday for pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel, passing legislation that seeks to force the weapons transfer as Republicans worked to highlight Democratic divisions over the Israel-Hamas war.
Seeking to discourage Israel from its offensive on the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah, the Biden administration this month put on hold a weapons shipment of 3,500 bombs — some as large as 2,000 pounds — that are capable of killing hundreds in populated areas. Republicans were outraged, accusing Biden of abandoning the closest U.S. ally in the Middle East.
Debate over the bill, rushed to the House floor by GOP leadership this week, showed Washington’s deeply fractured outlook on the Israel-Hamas war. The White House and Democratic leadership scrambled to rally support from a House caucus that ranges from moderates frustrated that the president would allow any daylight between the U.S. and Israel to progressives outraged that he is still sending any weapons at all.
Ok. So you think only one chamber needs to vote on a bill? Cause that’s bonkers and completely false. Likewise, doesn’t matter the bill, President gets to either sign or veto it. And then both chambers, not just one, need a super majority to overturn the veto (which is not even remotely possible with the bill in question).
Seriously, go watch some Schoolhouse Rock or something. Yikes.
No, I’m not sure that the senate won’t pass it. And I’m not certain Biden will actually veto.
Ah. That was pretty ambiguous!
Nah, this is performative MAGA drama for their base.
And I have no faith that Senate Democrats won’t just go along with it, considering how many of them voted against conditioning aid back in January.