Take Action: Senate Vote to Block Bombs and Rifles to Israel

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Senator Bernie Sanders just announced joint resolutions of disapproval (JRDs) to force a vote to block President Trump’s $676 million weapons giveaway containing over 5,000 1,000-pound bombs and 7,000 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) bomb kits to Israel -- a weapons package funded by our taxpayer dollars -- as well as rifles used by the Israel military to shoot Palestinians trying to get food.

Take one minute now and tell your Senator to vote YES on these resolutions when they come up for a vote on Wednesday, July 30.

The vote on Wednesday, July 30 will be on these resolutions, per Sanders' office:

S.J.Res.34 – To prohibit the U.S.-taxpayer financed $675.7 million sale of 201 MK 83 1,000-pound bombs; 4,799 BLU-110A/B General Purpose 1,000-pound bombs; 1,500 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits for MK 83 bombs; 3,500 JDAM guidance kits for MK 83 bombs; and related logistics and technical support services.

S.J.Res.41 – To prohibit the sale of tens of thousands of fully automatic assault rifles.

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