{"id":344003,"date":"2021-09-25T01:59:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T22:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/aoc-says-sorry-to-nyc-district-for-iron-dome-vote\/"},"modified":"2021-09-25T01:59:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T22:59:17","slug":"aoc-says-sorry-to-nyc-district-for-iron-dome-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aoc-says-sorry-to-nyc-district-for-iron-dome-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"#AOC says sorry to NYC district for Iron Dome vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#AOC says sorry to NYC district for Iron Dome vote<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio\u2013Cortez apologized to her constituents Friday for her waffling \u201cpresent\u201d vote on the House bill that provides $1 billion in defense funding for Israel\u2019s Iron Dome anti-missile protection program.<\/p>\n<p>She also claimed she became overcome with emotion during Thursday\u2019s vote, saying, \u201cYes, I wept.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo those I have dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed \u2014 I am deeply sorry. To those who believe this reasoning is insufficient or cowardice \u2014 I understand,\u201d AOC said in an e-letter to \u201cOur NY-14 Community\u201d and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAOC\/status\/1441488402906447872\">posted on her<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> account.<\/p>\n<p>The House of Representatives passed a standalone bill to finance the Iron Dome 420-9 on Thursday, after a group of far-left lawmakers including AOC threatened to tank a short-term funding bill that included language to allocate funds toward Israel\u2019s missile defense system, known as the Iron Dome.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old AOC made a last-minute decision to amend her vote to \u201cpresent\u201d on Thursday \u2014 going against her fellow Squad members who had opposed the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cpresent vote\u201d left her open to criticism from the left and right for refusing to take a clear stand.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/aoc-present-vote-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A Israeli soldier takes cover as an Iron Dome air defense system launches to intercept a rocket from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. \" class=\"wp-image-19573171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/aoc-present-vote-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/aoc-present-vote-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/aoc-present-vote-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The bill to finance the Iron Dome was passed in a 420-9 vote.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ariel Schalit\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>AOC spent much of the letter blasting the House Democratic leadership for the \u201creckless\u201d decision of rushing the bill for a vote and rebuffing her request to allow more time for deliberation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be clear with our community that I am opposed to this bill, but ultimately cast a PRESENT vote. My job as your representative is to first and foremost serve with transparency and remain accountable to you, the people of New York\u2019s 14th Congressional District,\u201d the Democratic Socialist said in the letter, also posted on her twitter account.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Critics pounced, saying the Democratic Socialist known for taking principled stands was playing politics and keeping her options open to running for higher office, including against Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer of New York, who is up for re-election next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ONLY reason AOC changed her vote from \u2018NO\u2019 to \u2018PRESENT\u2019 on today\u2019s #IronDome bill is because she wants to take on @SenSchumer next year. Those tears aren\u2019t fooling us,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StopAntisemites\/status\/1441138854828802058\">StopAntisemitism.org tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A critic of Israel\u2019s handling of disputed territories populated by Palestinians, she noted that since 2011 the US has delivered $1.7 billion for the Iron Dome through 2028 and the $1 billion approved Thursday is on top of that as well as $3 billion in other military funds earmarked to the Jewish state earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>She objected when House Democrats attempted to include the Iron Dome funding in a larger unrelated spending bill without prior committee debate earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA funding leap this significant in a policy area that is already so charged and fraught for many communities, particularly our own, deserves the respect of a proper legislative process,\u201d AOC said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The ONLY reason AOC changed her vote from &#8220;NO&#8221; to &#8220;PRESENT&#8221; on today&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IronDome?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IronDome<\/a> bill is because she wants to take on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenSchumer<\/a> next year.<\/p>\n<p>Those tears aren&#8217;t fooling us.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StopAntisemitism.org (@StopAntisemites) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StopAntisemites\/status\/1441138854828802058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The New York congresswoman complained the rushed \u201ccontroversial vote\u201d was \u201cintentional and unnecessary\u201d and \u201ccreated a tinderbox of vitriol, disingenuous framing, deeply racist accusations and depictions, and lack of substantive discussion on this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said he spoke to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer to request a 24-hour delay in the vote, but was \u201csummarily dismissed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn short, the rush of this vote into a matter of hours was threatening to tear our community apart, and permanently close the doors that we desperately need open in order to progress,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Steny-Hoyer.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., speaks to members of the media during a news conference after the House of Representatives passed the The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in Washington, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-19573234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Steny-Hoyer.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Steny-Hoyer.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Steny-Hoyer.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Majority Leader Steny Hoyer did not go for AOC\u2019s attempt to delay the vote on the funding. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Amanda Andrade-Rhoades\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Ocasio-Cortez complained about the process, she didn\u2019t precisely explain why she voted \u201cpresent\u201d if she opposed the funding so fervently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I wept. I wept at the complete lack of care for the human beings that are impacted by these decisions, I wept at an institution choosing a path of maximum volatility and minimum consideration for its own political convenience,\u201d she droned on despite the vote making it clear that her own party overwhelmingly supports the Iron Dome funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I wept at the complete lack of regard I often feel our party has to its most vulnerable and endangered members and communities \u2013 because the death threats and dangerous vitriol we\u2019d inevitably receive by rushing such a sensitive, charged, and under-considered vote weren\u2019t worth delaying it for even a few hours to help us do the work necessary to open a conversation of understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Critics were quick to accuse Ocasio-Cortez of \u201ctheatrics\u201d for the waterworks display on the House floor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheatre and bad theatre at that,\u201d Meghan McCain\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeghanMcCain\/status\/1441137207218085889\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAOC literally in tears after voting \u2018present\u2019 on the Iron Dome funding. More Jew hating theatrics from the squad,\u201d Jerusalem Post columnist Emily Shrader\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilykschrader\/status\/1441121963817070593\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy is @AOC crying? Because Jewish and Christian women and children won\u2019t shake in terror as unguided rockets rain down on their homes and schools,\u201d\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshMandelOhio\/status\/1441120699758698505\">said Josh Mandel<\/a>, an Ohio GOP Senate candidate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Meghan-McCain.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Meghan McCain was among the critics of AOC's &quot;theatrics.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-19573257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Meghan-McCain.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Meghan-McCain.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Meghan-McCain.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Meghan McCain was among the critics of AOC\u2019s \u201ctheatre.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Susan Walsh\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhy is AOC crying because fewer rockets will fall on Israeli citizens and cities? The Iron Dome doesn\u2019t have offensive capabilities. It\u2019s a defensive weapon used to stop rockets launched by terrorists from killing innocent people. Why does that make her sad? Will anyone ask?\u201d Daily Caller editor David Hookstead\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dhookstead\/status\/1441148565791723524\">questioned<\/a>.\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Alexandria Ocasio\u2013Cortez apologized to her constituents Friday for her waffling \u201cpresent\u201d vote on the House bill that provides $1 billion in defense funding for Israel\u2019s Iron Dome anti-missile protection program. 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