Brian Mast pushes US to get aid to Israel within 30 days

Published April 18, 2024 12:28pm ET



Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) is pushing for an amendment to be added to the supplemental aid package for Israel that requires the aid to get to them within a month.

The House is moving forward on separate aid bills for Ukraine, Israel/Gaza, Taiwan, and a fourth that includes funding for other national security measures instead of doing it all as one, as President Joe Biden’s initial pitch suggested. Biden first asked Congress to pass this legislation in the fall, but Congress, and in particular House Republicans, has been unable to pass it until they were prompted by Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel last week.

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