“These are misguided resolutions and if adopted would reinstate the failed policies of the Biden administration and would abandon America’s closest ally in the Middle East,” Republican Senator James E. Risch of Idaho and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on the Senate floor.

Vt., continues efforts to block arms sales to Israel, and the latest vote is expected Thursday after previous attempts since December 2023.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) introduced two resolutions to block weapons sales to Israel on July 30, citing that the U.S. has provided more than $22 billion for Israel's military operations since Oct.