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| Subject: Rep. Thomas Massie Explains Sole Republican Vote Against House Anti-BDS Resolution Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:54 pm | |
| Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, a libertarian, was the only member of the Republican Party to vote against last week’s resolution in the US House of Representatives condemning the anti-Israel BDS movement.
Massie, 48, explained his decision in a statement:
I voted against H. Res. 246 because it calls for the full implementation of a bill I voted against back in 2014. That 2014 bill spends taxpayer dollars on “green” energy subsidies for another country, despite the fact that we face a debt crisis of over $22 trillion in the US. In addition, H. Res. 246 calls for Israel to implement a so-called “two-state solution.” Rather than dictate to Israel what the US believes is best for Israel, Congress should instead refrain from interfering with Israel’s own decisions regarding its foreign and domestic policy.
I also do not support federal efforts to condemn any type of private boycott, regardless of whether or not a boycott is based upon bad motives. These are matters that Congress should properly leave to the States and to the people to decide.
https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/07/30/rep-thomas-massie-explains-sole-republican-vote-against-house-anti-bds-resolution/ |
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