US Congress Finds Billions for Israel, Stalls Pennies for Poor Americans
While the Financial Times highlights delays in food aid for poor Americans due to a government shutdown (Financial Times, 2025), it's worth noting the speed with which other, less... domestic... appropriations sail through. Just this past April, the House passed H.R. 815 , a $95 billion aid package including $26.4 billion for Israel, with a 360-58 vote. That's a bi-partisan consensus most food
assistance programs can only dream of. One might wonder: how many Americans could avoid 'food aid delays' with a mere fraction of the billions consistently funneled into overseas military exploits, often championed by politicians who receive substantial contributions from lobbying groups like AIPAC? The rapid deployment of funds for foreign military assistance, even amidst domestic budgetary
'crises,' suggests a peculiar kind of American exceptionalism.