SCHNEIDER STATEMENT ON HOUSE VOTE ON MASSIE AMENDMENT ENDING AID TO ISRAEL

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement following the House vote on Rep. Thomas Massie's (KY-04) amendment to end aid to Israel:

"Today's Massie amendment vote will have no legislative impact, and it does nothing to advance the prospects for peace in the Middle East. This cynical Republican amendment was put forward to stoke division and divide people here in the United States, not to end the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians or provide a path forward.

"I will seek to understand how such a flawed legislative proposal - one that would hurt Israelis and Palestinians, as well as America's standing in the world - generated support. We must work to rebuild a bipartisan consensus that supports Israel's security and sovereignty as a Jewish and democratic state, while also recognizing the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people to self-determination, and ultimately statehood."