37 leaders, but 1 is missing
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37 leaders, but 1 is missing

To: Sen. Luján, Sen. Heinrich, Rep. Vasquez

From: A constituent in Las Cruces, NM

April 20

I am deeply disappointed to see Rep. Vasquez's name missing from the rapidly growing contingent of congressional leaders who have finally grown a conscience. Will Senators Lujan and Heinrich do the right thing? This is what real leadership looks and sounds like: But Saturday's vote was different — the significant number of Democrats who voted against Israel aid shows how quickly the issue has shifted in recent months. "To give the Netanyahu government more offensive weapons at this stage is to condone the utter destruction of Gaza we've seen over the last seven months and risks fueling a deadly regional war," said Rep. Becca Balint of Vermont, a progressive Jewish Democrat, in a statement ahead of her vote. "The United States cannot continue to support the extreme offensive that has caused unimaginable suffering to the Palestinian people." Here are the 37 Democrats who voted against the bill: - Becca Balint of Vermont - Don Beyer of Virginia - Earl Blumenauer of Oregon - Jamaal Bowman of New York - Cori Bush of Missouri - Andre Carson of Indiana - Greg Casar of Texas - Joaquin Castro of Texas - Judy Chu of California - Mark DeSaulnier of California - Lloyd Doggett of Texas - Maxwell Frost of Florida - John Garamendi of California - Chuy García of Illinois - Al Green of Texas - Jonathan Jackson of Illinois - Pramila Jayapal of Washington - Hank Johnson of Georgia - Ro Khanna of California - Dan Kildee of Michigan - Barbara Lee of California - Summer Lee of Pennsylvania - Jim McGovern of Massachusetts - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York - Ilhan Omar of Minnesota - Chellie Pingree of Maine - Mark Pocan of Wisconsin - Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts - Delia Ramirez of Illinois - Jamie Raskin of Maryland - Mark Takano of California - Bennie Thompson of Mississippi - Rashida Tlaib of Michigan - Jill Tokuda of Hawaii - Nydia Velázquez of New York - Maxine Waters of California - Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey

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