House Speaker Mike Johnson says it’s time for Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer to join his invitation to Israel’s prime minister to address a joint session of Congress. Schumer—the highest ranking Jewish official in U.S. history-ruffled feathers back in March when he called for new elections in Israel to replace Benjamin Netanyahu saying he had “lost […]
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Johnson: House Will Extend Invite To Netanyahu With Or Without Schumer
House Speaker Mike Johnson says it’s time for Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer to join his invitation to Israel’s prime minister to address a joint session of Congress. Schumer—the highest ranking Jewish official in U.S. history-ruffled feathers back in March when he called for new elections in Israel to replace Benjamin Netanyahu saying he had “lost his way”. Now Speaker Johnson says he told Schumer this week-quote- “he needed to sign the joint letter, and if not, we were gonna proceed and invite Netanyahu just to the House, and I’ll send individual invitations to senators,”