has handed unconditional aid to the Israeli government while doing nothing to address or raise the persistent human rights abuses against the Palestinian people, and that this imbalance of power must be centered in any honest conversation about Israel and Palestine - in addition to the many other government we militarily fund with a pattern of human rights abuses.' she wrote. I also believe that, for far too long, the U.S. 'I believe strongly that Congress should take greater scrutiny with all military funding across the world. financing of the system in any way, shape, or form.' She clarified that her vote did not mean she didn't approve funding for the Dome, but that 'opposing it would not defund U.S. In her letter, she condemned Congress's military spending, citing that in addition to the $1billion the bill provided, the government had already issued another $3billion to Israel that was authorized earlier this year. This came after the Congresswoman requested House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer to postpone the bill 24 hours so they could 'do the work necessary' and 'explain our positions.' Hoyer denied her request. 'Yes, I wept': New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released at letter to her district explained why she wept on the House floor after the 'unjust' Iron Dome bill was passed on Thursday She continued with an apology to those she had disappointed with her 'present' vote, but cited this 'wasn't the first time people's wellbeing was tossed for political convenience.'ĪOC, who originally said she would vote 'no' for the bill, changed her vote to 'present' on Thursday. And I wept at the complete lack of regard I often feel our party has to its most vulnerable and endangered members and communities.' 'I wept for the complete lack of care for the human beings that are impacted by these decisions, I wept at an institution choose a path of maximum volatility and minimum consideration for its own political convenience. In a letter she released on Friday, she slammed the 420 to 9 vote in the House which will send Israel $1 billion for its Iron Dome defense system. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 31, has explained that she wept on the House Floor after the $1 billion Iron Dome bill was passed with an overwhelming majority because she felt there was a 'complete lack of regard for the party's most vulnerable members'
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