The first item on the agenda was to vote on a resolution to show support to Israel.
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky was the only Republican to vote against it.
Why did Massie join members of The Squad and other Democrats in withholding his public show of support for Israel? He said he has reasons for not supporting House Resolution 771.
Sen. Jacky Rosen told Jewish Insider she was "Appalled by the Democratic members who opposed this resolution and failed to condemn Hamas," calling their votes "Shameful." Rosen noted that a similar resolution had passed unanimously in the Senate.
This is not the first time that Massie has raised eyebrows with a no vote against Israel.
In May 2022, he was the lone 'no' vote on an antisemitism resolution.
If we just voted based on the names of the bills, I'd vote for almost all of them.
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