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.

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      Matt Cartwright, Pennsylvania.

      Angie Craig, Minnesota.

      Henry Cuellar, Texas.

      Donald G. Davis, North Carolina.

      Lois Frankel, Florida

      Jared F. Golden, Maine

      Josh Gottheimer, New Jersey

      Greg Landsman, Ohio

      Jared Moskowitz, Florida

      Frank Pallone, Jr., New Jersey

      Mary Sattler Peltola, Alaska

      Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Washington

      David Scott, Georgia

      Darren Soto, Florida

      Thomas R. Suozzi, New York

      Ritchie Torres, New York

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      The last 5 are

      • Jared Golden (ME 2nd)
      • Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA 3rd)
      • Josh Gottheimer (NJ 5th)
      • Donald Davis (NC 1st)

      And of course the always despicable anti-choice conservative who Pelosi and Clyburn got elected over a great progressive candidate, Henry Cuellar (TX 28th)

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      Article didn’t say and I’m too lazy to search the Congressional Record for them right now, sorry…

      Edit: changed my mind and, while I haven’t found the vote yet, I found some of the debate, starting with “Mr. Bacon from Nebraska” saying “Israel” or “Israelis” 36 times, “Palestine” 0 times, and “Palestinian” 2 times (with the first one immediately followed by “terrorists”) in a 5 minute statement 🤦