Growing list of lawmakers boycotting Netanyahu’s address to Congress

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Lawmakers from both chambers of Congress have already committed to boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s speech before it has been scheduled.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told CNN’s Kaitlin Collins that he will not attend Netanyahu’s address because it is a “terrible idea.” His boycott comes despite Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) agreeing to invite the prime minister.

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