REP. BERA STATEMENT ON MASSIE AMENDMENT TO ELIMINATE ISRAEL FUNDING IN STATE DEPARTMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Washington, July 15 -- Representative Ami Bera issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06), a senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees, released the following statement ahead of the vote on Representative Thomas Massie's (R-KY-04) amendment to the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act that would prohibit funds in the bill from being used for Israel, including $3.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing: "I will vote present on today's amendment put forward by Representative Thomas Massie to eliminate all funding for Israel in the State Department and National Security appropriations bill. "I have long supp...