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Slotkin says she’d have backed Israel arms block resolutions after missing votes for TV appearance
WASHINGTON, D.C., JUL 31 – Senator Slotkin missed eight of nine Senate votes on arms sales to Israel, including over $675 million in military aid, while taping a TV appearance, as the measures were rejected 70-27 and 73-24.
- Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin was absent for two Senate votes on arms sales to Israel on Wednesday while she was in New York City filming a segment for a popular late-night talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert.
- Slotkin would have voted to block offensive weapon sales to Israel due to concerns about insufficient food and medicine reaching civilians in Gaza amid Israel's ongoing assault.
- She distinguished offensive weapons from defensive ones, stating she is unwilling to cut off all defensive arms but supports targeting offensive weapons and prioritizes humanitarian aid campaigns.
- The Senate rejected two resolutions to halt arms sales to Israel by margins of 70-27 and 72-24, with over half the Democratic caucus supporting the measures led by Senator Bernie Sanders.
- Slotkin's missed votes and stance reflect ongoing Democratic divisions over U.S. support for Israel amid a worsening Gaza humanitarian crisis and international criticism of Israel's actions.
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