cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/33487836
By MEE staff
Published date: 21 July 2025 21:11 BSTThe New York lawmaker voted against an amendment by Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene last week that sought to block $500m in Congress’ annual defence spending bill for Israel’s Iron Dome programme.
Fellow Democrats Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar [as well as Democrats Al Green of Texas, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania and Republican Thomas Massie of Kentucky - PL] had supported Taylor Greene’s amendment, which eventually lost in a 422-6 vote.
In a post on X on Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez claimed that Greene’s amendment did “nothing to cut off offensive aid to Israel nor end the flow of US munitions being used in Gaza”.
She voted against the amendment, not for the bill then? Because she wants a greater reduction of support for Israel? Interesting presentation of the situation to get a bunch of single-issue voters to continue splitting the not-conservative half of the spectrum.
Why did she vote against the amendment if she wanted that? Makes no sense.
Because agreeing to an amendment means you’re satisfied with the bill as a whole with those included changes. This isn’t “yes, and”
So all the other progressives voted yes on the bill?
single issue voter gingle sissue boter