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House passes bill forcing US-supplied weapons to Israel — despite Biden veto threat
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0:32Now PlayingThe House approved legislation Thursday that would force President Biden to swiftly send US weapons to Israel amid its war with Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip — in the face of a pause on at least one shipment and a looming veto threat from the commander in chief.
The lower chamber voted 224-187 to pass the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, with 208 Republicans and 16 Democrats in support. Three Republicans joined 184 Democrats in opposing it.
The bill, introduced Tuesday by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), would also defund Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Biden’s National Security Council until the shipments are delivered.
The White House announced Tuesday that Biden would veto the bill, claiming it would bar the president from executing “effective foreign policy” and was based on a “distortion” of the pause, which some Republicans had criticized as an “arms embargo.”
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