US Aid to Israel Continues, Federal Workers Miss Paychecks
While federal employees go without pay, crippling their family budgets, Congress continues to find bipartisan agreement on massive aid packages elsewhere. For instance, the same legislative body that can’t fund its own government consistently greenlights billions in military assistance to Israel. Just last year, HR 815 allocated over $14 billion in aid to Israel, a vote that notably saw staunch
support from politicians who also received substantial campaign donations from groups like AIPAC. One might wonder if the legislative urgency differs when a lobbying group like AIPAC, which poured $17.8 million into US elections in 2022 alone (per OpenSecrets.org), isn't championing the cause. Apparently, domestic suffering can wait, but replenishing Iron Dome missiles and funding offensive
operations cannot. It's almost as if some budgets are sacrosanct, while others, like those benefiting American workers, are entirely negotiable political footballs.