House Democratic Group Petitions for Postponement of Netanyahu Speech
The letter is being circulated among lawmakers by Representatives Keith Ellison, Steve Cohen and Maxine Waters.
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Some U.S. House Democrats are circulating a petition asking Speaker John Boehner to postpone a planned March 3 speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a joint meeting of Congress.
“As members of Congress who support Israel, we share concern that it appears that you are using a foreign leader as a political tool against the president,” states the letter being circulated among lawmakers by Representatives Keith Ellison, Steve Cohen and Maxine Waters.