Democrats, even those who have voted alongside Republicans on Israel in the past, largely stuck in line with President Joe Biden as House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed a bill to force shipments of certain bombs to Israel.
The Israel Security Assistance Support Act, Republicans’ direct response to the Biden administration delaying the shipment of 3,500 large bombs and munitions to Israel, passed Thursday with largely Republican support. Sixteen Democrats voted in favor of it, including Reps. Jared Moskowitz, Josh Gottheimer and Ritchie Torres.
“It would be a much more powerful message if it would be bipartisan,” Rep. Greg Landsman said of the bill. “They chose to issue a partisan bill that had a primary goal of splitting Democrats, as opposed to helping Israel.”