Sen. Rand Paul stalls passing of bill to fund Israel’s Iron Dome – By Darryl Coote (UPI) / Oct 5 2021
Oct. 5 (UPI) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul blocked the Senate from voting on a bill to fund Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system that was overwhelmingly passed by the House late last month.
The bill allocates $1 billion to replenish Israel’s missile defense system after it intercepted thousands of rockets fired toward its population from Gaza amid renewed fighting with Hamas and other Palestinian militants in May.
The House passed the bill 420 to nine with two lawmakers voting present on Sept. 23.
The bill was originally included in legislation concerning raising the debt ceiling and funding the government but was removed over concerns the whole initiative would fail amid pushback over the Israeli funding by progressive democrats. The bill to fund the Iron Dome was then introduced on its own
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