Within hours of the stunning attack by Hamas militants in Israel, U.S. lawmakers were quick to promise more aid to America’s closest ally in the Middle East.
Yet those pledges come at a time of deep political dysfunction in Washington, raising questions over how quickly the money can start flowing.
Despite pronouncements of support on both sides of the aisle, there will likely be no fast or easy response until the chaos surrounding the House’s empty speakership is settled. Both candidates for the gavel backed more support for Israel on Saturday, yet the House is still several days away from electing a leader, and the lower chamber remains far from unified on most issues. At the same time, Congress also has to grapple with a looming government shutdown when a funding patch expires Nov. 17.
“There is nothing the House can do until they elect a speaker, and I don’t know if that happens quickly,” former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told Fox News on Saturday.
Practically the whole world is standing up to back up Ukraine and the US House can’t stop hating each other enough to find money for that.
I’m sure they “want to help” because it’s a nice thing to say and it gets votes from rubes, but anyone who wanted to help would stop blabbering to cameras and get their ass to work. The political chaos is their own doing and they should have the spotlight shone brightly on their failures any time they dare set foot in front of a camera to denounce their colleagues.
Fix your own bullshit before you white knight for your white friends in the middle east you fucking clowns.