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July 31, 2025

More Than Half of Democratic Caucus Votes to Block U.S. Arms Sales to Israel
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On Capitol Hill, more than half of the Democratic caucus voted Wednesday
to block $675 million in U.S. arms sales to Israel. Senator Bernie
Sanders had introduced the measure, which ended up being defeated in a
70-27 vote. Sanders spoke from the floor before the vote.

Sen. Bernie Sanders: "The United States has provided more than $22
billion for Israel's military operations since this war began.
Twenty-two billion dollars. One estimate, based on Brown University
research, calculates that the United States has paid for 70% of the Gaza
war. In other words, American taxpayer dollars are being used to starve
children, bomb schools, kill civilians and support the cruelty of
Netanyahu and his criminal ministers."



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