Marjorie Taylor Greene: “as the House considers the Defense appropriations bill today that costs the American people $831 billion, it is…”

“as the House considers the Defense appropriations bill today that costs the American people $831 billion, it is important to talk about the fact that this is the funding for our great men and women serving in our military and our Nation's defense. The Department of Defense's mission statement is to deter war and ensure our Nation's security. That is worthy of the American people's hard-earned tax dollars. However, the American people are $37 trillion in debt, so this is money that is being spent that they already don't have. My amendment would strike $500 million in funding for nuclear-armed Israel's missile defense system, and it is important to phrase it that way. Israel is a nuclear-armed nation, which is very capable of defending themselves, and they have been proving that so as we have watched on the world stage. The U.S. already provides Israel with $3.8 billion annually in foreign aid. That is $3.8 billion. That is a lot of money. Additionally, the April 2024 security supplemental included $8.7 billion for Israel. That is nuclear-armed Israel. During the recent 12-day war, the U.S. used 15 to 20 percent of our Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile stockpiles defending nuclear-armed Israel, which cost us over $800 million. The $500 million provided in this bill will fund Israel's--that is, nuclear-armed Israel's--missile defense system--the Iron Dome, David's Sling, Arrow system--yet Israel is a nuclear-armed nation.”