Allred Statement on Israel Supplemental Vote

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the following statement after voting against House Republicans' partisan, stripped down supplemental funding bill.

“Since Hamas launched their brutal terrorist attack on Israel last month, I have said that we must put aside partisan politics to stand with our ally Israel, which is why I voted against this unserious bill that uses crucial American assistance to Israel as part of a cynical political game. However, I look forward to supporting the expected package from the Senate that is both bipartisan and without poison pills” said Allred. “This legislation does not include funding for humanitarian aid for innocent Palestinian civilians that I have called for, to help Ukraine defend their democracy against Russian aggression, or to give our border communities the resources they need to handle this influx of migrants and help our CBP agents secure the border. The bill also sets a dangerous new precedent by requiring offsets for emergency aid to our ally. As a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, I am ready to work with anyone to pass a bill that will do just that.”

Allred was a cosponsor of and voted for a bipartisan resolution reaffirming the United States’s support of Israel and its right to defend itself that passed the House 412-10. Additionally he has been a leader in working to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches innocent Palestinian civilians and called on the Administration to freeze $6 billion in Iranian assets to hold them accountable for their role in this attack.

In addition to leaving out critical funding for Ukraine, humanitarian aid, and securing the U.S.-Mexico border, House Republicans’ bill also attempts to fold in an unrelated partisan Republican priority of defunding IRS efforts to hold wealthy tax cheats accountable. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that this legislation would add $12.5 billion to the national deficit over the next decade and that the IRS auditing cuts would decrease revenue by $26.7 billion.

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