Lawmakers Asked Boehner To Postpone Netanyahu Speech — But Who Is Still Going?

Almost two dozen House Democrats signed a letter asking Speaker Boehner to postpone Prime Minister Netanyahu’s upcoming address to a joint session of Congress. With such a postponement unlikely, MintPress investigates who’s sticking to their guns.

Mikala Reasbeck
By Mikala Reasbeck
Benjamin Netanyahu, John McCain

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, shakes hands with U.S. Senator John McCain during a meeting with the Israeli and U.S. delegations at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. WASHINGTON --- On Feb. 18, Speaker of the House John Boehner was asked by 23 Democratic members of Congress to postpone

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Even AIPAC Objects To Netanyahu’s Congress Address

AIPAC prepared a detailed presentation that was given to Netanyahu with all the negative repercussions they believe would result from the controversial invitation to Congress and the cumulative damage.

Mint Press News Desk
By Mint Press News Desk

Ben Caspit for Al-Monitor: AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, is the Israeli government’s long arm at the center of gravity of American power in Washington. The second most powerful lobby in the United States, AIPAC has served every Israeli government, over dozens of years, with exceptional effectiveness. This efficacy is based

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The Bibi-Boehner Fallout Continues

The Israeli Embassy, headed by former Florida-born Republican activist and “Bibi’s Brain,” Amb. Ron Dermer, has reportedly been trying hard to undo the damage with Democrats, but apparently with little or no success.

Jim Lobe for LobeLog
By Jim Lobe for LobeLog

The Bibi-Boehner fiasco appears to be the gift that keeps on giving. At least, it continues to buoy the hopes of those who want the P5+1 and Iranian negotiators to forge a framework accord by the notional deadline of March 24 to be followed by a comprehensive deal on Tehran’s nuclear program by July 1. John Boehner’s (R-OH) unilateral

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Democrats Vexed About Netanyahu’s Involvement In U.S. Lawmaking

Boehner has defended his decision, saying the House is an equal branch of government and has the right to invite the Israeli leader to “talk to the members of Congress about the serious threat that Iran poses and the serious threat of radical Islam.”

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Benjamin Netanyahu, John Boehner

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2011, prior to making a statement.  Photo: Evan Vucci/ PHILADELPHIA — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is still peeved over Republicans' decision to ask the leader of Israel — an archenemy of Iran — to

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Under Pressure, Obama Vows To Examine Deportations

Republicans are warning that any steps President Barack Obama takes to bypass Congress to ease deportations of immigrants illegally in the United States would severely hurt chances of overhauling the nation’s immigration laws.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The White House announced late Thursday that Obama was directing his homeland security chief, Jeh Johnson, to review America's deportation program, with an eye toward finding more humane ways to enforce the law without contravening it. The move came amid pressure from some of Obama's staunchest allies to act on his own to slow the

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Tax Reform Bills Threatens Republican Campaign Fundraising

The bill would end the “carried interest” income exemption, which allows hedge fund managers and private equity firms to get the investment-income tax rate on their normal wage income.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, left, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., returns to his office after speaking to reporters on the fiscal cliff negotiations, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, announced his promise to slash the income tax code by 25 percent in a YouTube video on Jan. 15. The somewhat strange pledge to cut the tax code, but not taxes, bolstered complaints that reducing taxes isn’t a priority for anyone in Washington. On Wednesday, Camp delivered

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