'He knows it's unacceptable': Dem. Senators hit Rand Paul for blocking Iron Dome funding

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spar with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) after Paul blocked funding on the Senate floor for Israel's Iron Dome, and instead proposed a new pay-for with funds allocated for Afghanistan aid.

[cheezemonkeyeater]

Alternate title: "Dem Senators Hit Rand Paul for Making The Move AOC Was Too Cowardly To Make."

[o.n.]

This is why Rand Paul is the only Republican politician I like (sometimes).
We have 1 billion dollars to give to Israel, but we don’t have any money to fund a single payer health care system

[squeallymaniac]

As a leftist, I agree with Rand Paul this time! 🇵🇸 Fund America instead!

[jamess]

Why are we paying for Israel’s defense? Also, why are we paying to defend Europe too?

[jettabusyjackson]

Tell them to set up a go fund me page for the Iron dome and stop charging the American tax payers for everything while.we have our own border crisis and homeless vets and people

[firefighter]

Let's start getting some aid from other countries. Why is it always a one way street?

[NiMi]

The matter that this technology is purely defensive is beside the point, the US's funding of it will allow Israel to reallocate the funds they would've spent on it to other activities that the American people might not support.

[joshuastavos]

Shalom Rand Paul! You are right on target! Bullseye 🎯!!

[frostydei]

I'll support funding the iron dome for Israel if Palestinians get one, too.

[ConservativeImmigrants]

Always vote with the crowd does not mean your are smart. Democracy is not mob politics.

[christiangadfly]

He just keeps getting in the way of defense contractors and big pharma.

[lawrenceterry]

The rich sees an economic crisis as a garage sale also the rich stays rich by investing and diversifying their portfolio with stocks, Crypto currency and Forex trading which is the wisest thing every individual needs to do and it's real profiting....

[cpdukes]

Every so often Paul seems in touch with the real world. US Iron Dome spending is, at best, pure pork.

[Rainy_Day]

The same ones funding Israel’s wall block funding for wall funding here. Israel is a very wealthy country and can afford their own security…that goes for Europe too.

[davidkast]

I have zero ill will towards Israel. Love folks in Israel and wish them well. I’m just unsure why Americans have to pay for their defense when Israel is rich enough to give their own citizens free healthcare.

[lindahayes]

Blamingallbuthimself needs to move to Afghanistan!

[crestbay]

What defense do the Gaza civilians have against Israeli attacks?

[BarnabyWild]

How long has this guy been in the senate? Isn’t way past time to throw out entrenched incumbency?

[blindlemon]

I think that Rand Paul is a brilliant and courageous senator. I also think that he is entirely wrong in voting against Iron Dome funding. Our security depends on Israel’s security.

[qn]

After 70 years, Americans must pay up. And stop whining about the debt ceiling.