ICYMI: Ex-NY Rep. Mondaire Jones voted against Iron Dome funding
In case you missed it… New York Post reported that former congressman Mondaire Jones voted against Iron Dome funding. This comes after Jones falsely claims to be a friend of Israel – even with a long track record of undermining our ally.
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Ex-NY Rep. Mondaire Jones voted against Iron Dome funding — but claims he’s a ‘staunch defender of Israel’
September 4, 2024
Former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones repeatedly voted against funding Israel’s Iron Dome and other missile defense systems when he last served in Congress — but still claims he’s a “staunch defender” of the Jewish state as his campaign to retake his old congressional seat heats up.
Jones, 37, claims on his campaign website that during his single term repping New York’s 17th Congressional District, he “built a record as a staunch defender of Israel” and “someone who stood up to the extremes in both parties to deliver results for the Lower Hudson Valley.”
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But Jones’ record includes a vote during his first year in office against US funding for both the Iron Dome and David’s Sling missile defense systems in fiscal year 2022, as part of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Jones also voted twice against Iron Dome funding in the fiscal year 2023 NDAA: once when it was introduced by the House Armed Services Committee’s top Democrat, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.); and again when it was reconciled with a companion Senate bill.
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