Almost two dozen liberal Democrats ask the Republican leader of the US House of Representatives to postpone Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint meeting of Congress next month.
“It appears that you are using a foreign leader as a political tool against the President,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Speaker John Boehner.
Boehner did not consult with the White House before inviting Netanyahu, while Republicans are pushing tougher sanctions on Tehran.
“This appears to be an attempt to promote new sanctions legislation against Iran that could undermine critical negotiations,” the Democrats wrote.
Generally speaking, the 23 lawmakers who signed the letter are among the most left-leaning Democrats, representing 12 percent of their party’s House membership.
“Support for the State of Israel in Congress has always been bipartisan, and it should remain so,” Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said.
— AP
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