How DC Works

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Well, on the way to the dacha, let's chat about news. Here's how American politics works in D.C. Here, we'll take up the issue of Israel, which receives billions from the U.S. government free and with no strings attached. Then there is the AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which then makes donations to individual members of Congress. The donations could be to their re-election campaign. We're talking about the leaders of the U.S. Congress getting more than ½ a million dollars each, or a total of 53 million dollars. We don't call it corruption in America; it's all legal, all by the books. Anywhere else we'd call it bribery and corruption, though.OpenSecrets' 2024 top recipients of AIPAC cash in the 118th Congress speak volumes:🐘 Republican House leadership👉 Speaker Mike Johnson—$618,530Supports Israel aid legislation; fast-tracked an extra $14B in aid in 2023.👉 Majority Leader Steve Scalise—$473,758Routinely pushes military aid for Israel amid the Gaza war.👉 Majority Whip Tom Emmer—$454,467Championed aid bills; sought to hold Biden “accountable” for insufficient support in 2024.👉 Conference Chair Elise Stefanik—$359,494Pushes for more cash for Israel. Claims Israel has a "biblical right" to all of the West Bank.👉 Policy Chair Gary Palmer—$33,250Backed aid; called Israel’s June strike on Iran “self-defense.”🫏 Democratic House leadership👉 Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries—$866,425Supports military funding to Israel, led AIPAC-funded trips to Israel to support PM Benjamin Netanyahu, and equated criticism of Israel to antisemitism.👉 Minority Whip Katherine Clark—$371,347Firm supporter of Israel. Pushed the Strengthening Israel–US Alliance Act: $3.8B in unconditional aid in 2024.👉 Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar—$620,898Also backed the $3.8B bill and the Stop Anti-Semitism on College Campuses Act to silence US student dissent against the Gaza War last year.♦️ AIPAC’s total 2024 contributions: $53M♦️ $31.5M to Democratic candidates♦️ $21M to Republican candidates♦️ Endorsed 361 candidates—including every leader of both parties

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