Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York faced blowback from her fellow liberals last week when she voted against an amendment offered by conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.
Normally, progressives would be happy to see AOC voting against almost any amendment that Greene would offer, but in this case, the subject matter was funding Israel’s Iron Doom anti-missile defense system.
MTG offered an amendment to cut the $500 million in funding from the fiscal year 2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, the New York Post reported.
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The amendment was defeated soundly, with 422 members voting against it and only six in favor, with AOC’s “Squad” pals of Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan voting for it, along with fellow Democratic
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