Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) appeared frustrated as reporters questioned the Republican Conference’s ability to put together a funding package for Israel. Currently, the nation-state is waging all-out war in retaliation to the terrorist attacks committed by Hamas which left nearly 1,200 Israelis dead and thousands injured.
After the House Republican Conferenced failed to come to a consensus on who they would vote to be the next Speaker of the House of Representatives, reporters asked Rep. Roy his thoughts concerning getting legislation passed in a timely manner.
The Texas congressman replied with a question of his own, “Where’s [Senate Majority Leader] Chuck Schumer?” and asserted that Republicans have already passed a bill that includes funding for Israel.
“We can go through our motion. We’ve already sent a bill over to the Senate that’s got funding for Israel and [a] Department of Defense bill, the Senate can take it up any day. Where’s Chuck Schumer? When are you guys going to clamor about what Chuck Schumer is going to do, they can move bills,” Rep. Roy said.
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He would go on to mention, “Let’s see them act and if we need to do something, we can act, we’re a majoritarian body. If there’s a crisis that we need to go address, we can do it. But to go to a non-binding resolution as if the fate of the world hangs in the balance – Oh yeah, let’s just go pluck the person out of row 11 to go fly the plane, is that what you guys want? Just because there’s a sense of urgency?”
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) had a similar reaction to the press’ line of questioning.
The Florida congressman said, “The Senate has to pass their bills. They need to pass their bills, we need to go conference with the Senate and figure it from there,” said Rep. Donalds. He added “That’s BS. Tell the Senate to get to work. Maybe they should come back and vote on it?”
The Senate is back in session next Monday.
The Biden administration believes that Congress needs to take “urgent action” to fund Israel after the terror attack that has left 1,200 Israelis, foreign nationals, and Americans, dead.
