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House Democrats Remove $1 Billion For Israel’s Iron Dome From Stopgap Funding Bill

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, September 21st, 2021

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House Democrats Remove $1 Billion For Israel’s Iron Dome From Stopgap Funding Bill

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries.

House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a revised version of its proposed stopgap funding bill that removed a $1 billion provision to restore Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system capabilities to help the bill’s passage ahead of a looming government shutdown. The funding was stripped from the continuing resolution (CR) bill that would keep the government open through Dec. 3, with House appropriators confirming the measure will be worked into the final fiscal year 2022 defense spending bill. “Let me be…

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