Dem. Rep. Pocan: ‘I Have a Real Problem’ with Continuing Funding for Israel

MOHYELDIN I appreciate you ░░░░░░░░ some time for us ░░░░░░░░ discuss this House Speaker ░░░░░░░░ Johnson said today he ░░░░░░░░ a standalone Israel aid ░░░░░░░░ will likely pass the ░░░░░░░░ this week He does ░░░░░░░░ want to see one ░░░░░░░░ includes funding for Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ are you planning to ░░░░░░░░ if such a measure ░░░░░░░░ introduced and what do ░░░░░░░░ think about his approach ░░░░░░░░ I want to see ░░░░░░░░ what is talking about ░░░░░░░░ he s brand new ░░░░░░░░ we re not quite ░░░░░░░░ how he governs But ░░░░░░░░ 14 3 billion additional ░░░░░░░░ in assistance to Israel ░░░░░░░░ a very small amount ░░░░░░░░ that actually additional money ░░░░░░░░ to humanitarian aid is ░░░░░░░░ This is really about ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine which is about ░░░░░░░░ billion as part of ░░░░░░░░ security supplemental the president ░░░░░░░░ to Congress But to ░░░░░░░░ that out first of ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ Senate is gonna take ░░░░░░░░ that up on its ░░░░░░░░ It s probably gonna ░░░░░░░░ back to us with ░░░░░░░░ But I have a ░░░░░░░░ problem just continuing to ░░░░░░░░ Israel with munitions and ░░░░░░░░ weapons when we see ░░░░░░░░ is happening right now ░░░░░░░░ conditions have to happen ░░░░░░░░ money or the White ░░░░░░░░ has to be very ░░░░░░░░ in saying You have ░░░░░░░░ allow humanitarian supplies in ░░░░░░░░ can t target just ░░░░░░░░ civilians You know the ░░░░░░░░ that now over 8 ░░░░░░░░ people have been killed ░░░░░░░░ 3000 children 3 000 ░░░░░░░░ are not Hamas Let ░░░░░░░░ understand that We need ░░░░░░░░ have a much more ░░░░░░░░ role so that we ░░░░░░░░ make sure more innocent ░░░░░░░░ the 2 2 million ░░░░░░░░ who live in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ protected during what Israel ░░░░░░░░ so sees as their ░░░░░░░░ to go after Hamas ░░░░░░░░ s such a small ░░░░░░░░ of the population there ░░░░░░░░ have to protect the ░░░░░░░░ and that s 2 ░░░░░░░░ million people MOHYELDIN There ░░░░░░░░ a significant divide or ░░░░░░░░ least certainly one that ░░░░░░░░ been growing between traditional ░░░░░░░░ progressive Democrats over the ░░░░░░░░ the White House has ░░░░░░░░ handling this war and ░░░░░░░░ unconditional backing of Israel ░░░░░░░░ New York Times reports ░░░░░░░░ left leaning coalition of ░░░░░░░░ voters people of color ░░░░░░░░ showing more discontent toward ░░░░░░░░ president than at any ░░░░░░░░ since he was elected ░░░░░░░░ do you make of ░░░░░░░░ backlash against President Biden ░░░░░░░░ are we seeing so ░░░░░░░░ energy around this issue ░░░░░░░░ now POCAN Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ everybody gets what Hamas ░░░░░░░░ was horrific Really the ░░░░░░░░ and killing women and ░░░░░░░░ and babies that is ░░░░░░░░ that is pretty universally ░░░░░░░░ But the response appears ░░░░░░░░ be a collective punishment ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians who live in ░░░░░░░░ rather than strategically going ░░░░░░░░ Hamas I think that ░░░░░░░░ what people are seeing ░░░░░░░░ can t continue to ░░░░░░░░ thousands of children killed ░░░░░░░░ they re telling us ░░░░░░░░ re going after Hamas ░░░░░░░░ you see the leveling ░░░░░░░░ blocks that s not ░░░░░░░░ strategic attack to go ░░░░░░░░ Hamas And I think ░░░░░░░░ s our own eyes ░░░░░░░░ ears that are seeing ░░░░░░░░ that are different than ░░░░░░░░ we are hearing And ░░░░░░░░ president to his credit ░░░░░░░░ not wear his foreign ░░░░░░░░ on his sleeve He ░░░░░░░░ having a lot of ░░░░░░░░ channel conversations I just ░░░░░░░░ we need to have ░░░░░░░░ more because the fact ░░░░░░░░ they allow one day ░░░░░░░░ truckloads of humanitarian aid ░░░░░░░░ and another day 17 ░░░░░░░░ for 2 2 million ░░░░░░░░ you know 500 truckloads ░░░░░░░░ day used to go ░░░░░░░░ Gaza with food water ░░░░░░░░ fuel and they don ░░░░░░░░ have that right now ░░░░░░░░ situation is dire Hospitals ░░░░░░░░ t have equipment We ░░░░░░░░ to do more since ░░░░░░░░ are such a large ░░░░░░░░ of Israel I just ░░░░░░░░ it s incumbent on ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ re being heard inaudible ░░░░░░░░ term people want to ░░░░░░░░ you know you want ░░░░░░░░ call it suspension of ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire we jut need ░░░░░░░░ make sure that we ░░░░░░░░ not killing innocent people ░░░░░░░░ which we are doing ░░░░░░░░ much of.”