52 Democrats Skipping Netanyahu’s Speech

Posted by | March 3, 2015 09:30 | Filed under: Politics Top Stories

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That includes Vice President Joe Biden.

At least 45 Democratic House members and eight Democratic senators have said in recent weeks

they’re not going to the speech, many in protest to a move that they say is an affront to the president.

Many more have said they’re undecided on whether to attend, and more defections could emerge in the coming days. A full list of the Democrats who have confirmed they’re missing the speech follows:

SENATE – 8 members

Sen. Al Franken (Minn.)

Sen. Martin Heinrich (N.M.)

Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.)

Sen. Patrick Leahy (Vt.)

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

Sen. Brian Schatz (Hawaii)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.)

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.)

HOUSE – 45 members

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (Ore.)

Rep. Corrine Brown (Fla.)

Rep. G.K. Butterfield (N.C.)

Rep. Andre Carson (Ind.)

Rep. Joaquin Castro (Texas)

Rep. Katherine Clark (Mass.)

Rep. William Lacy Clay (Mo.)

Rep. James Clyburn (S.C.)

Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.)

Rep. Danny Davis (Ill.)

Rep. Peter DeFazio (Ore.)

Rep. Diana DeGette (Colo.)

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (Texas)

Rep. Donna Edwards (Md.)

Rep. Keith Ellison (Minn.)

Rep. Marcia Fudge (Ohio)

Rep. Raúl Grijalva (Ariz.)

Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (Ill.)

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.)

Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (Texas)

Rep. Marcy Kaptur (Ohio)

Rep. Barbara Lee (Calif.)

Rep. John Lewis (Ga.)

Rep. Dave Loebsack (Iowa)

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (Calif.)

Rep. Betty McCollum (Minn.)

Rep. Jim McDermott (Wash.)

Rep. Jim McGovern (Mass.)

Rep. Jerry McNerney (Calif.)

Rep. Gregory Meeks (N.Y.)

Rep. Glen Moore (Wis.)

Rep. Beto O’Rourke (Texas)

Rep. Donald Payne (N.J.)

Rep. Chellie Pingree (Maine)

Rep. David Price (N.C.)

Rep. Charles Rangel (N.Y.)

Rep. Cedric Richmond (La.)

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (Ill.)

Rep. Adam Smith (Wash.)

Rep. Bennie Thompson (Miss.)

Rep. Mike Thompson (Calif.)

Rep. John Yarmuth (Ky.)

Rep. Karen Bass (Calif.)

Rep. Chaka Fattah (Pa.)

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14 responses to 52 Democrats Skipping Netanyahu’s Speech

  1. edmeyer_able March 3rd, 2015 at 09:39

    Bibi lied the last time he spoke and he’ll lie this time the gop want another war. Sorry to see both my senators from NY will be attending.

  2. Tim Coolio March 3rd, 2015 at 10:24

    He wants American soldiers and American
    dollars to fight a war that he can’t
    sell to his people back home!
    and in regard to Al Franken, he’s my
    kind of Democrat! and his state is
    right next to Walkers state!
    Walker = His Wisconsin state budget has a
    $2 billion deficit after giving tax breaks
    to the top 1% and Minnesota’s democratic
    governor did a slight tax increase for the
    top 1% and their state budget now has a
    surplus of $1.9 billion! also Walker is
    trying to break the unions in Wisconsin so
    the residents have the right to work for
    less and turning their state into a cold
    Mississippi!

  3. edmeyer_able March 3rd, 2015 at 10:29

    A judge in Israel is imposing a 5 minute delay on bibi speech.

  4. Anomaly 100 March 3rd, 2015 at 10:33

    I read that Rangel changed his mind and he’s going.

    • edmeyer_able March 3rd, 2015 at 10:36

      CNN just said that and the judge wants to make sure the speech has nothing to do promote bibi re-elcetion, the EXACT reason Obama opposed it

  5. William March 3rd, 2015 at 10:44

    Good.
    Isn’t this the same guy who insisted we needed a war with Iraq because they were on the brink of developing nukes?

    • StoneyCurtisll March 3rd, 2015 at 12:13

      The old ‘ticking time bomb” scenario…
      As if the moment Iran has the ability to build a bomb, they are going to use it to destroy Israel…
      What total fear mongering and bullshit.
      So far in the short history of ‘atomic energy’ there is only one country to have used it for a violent outcome…

      • William March 3rd, 2015 at 12:16

        The political equivalent of getting your big brother to beat up your classmate.

        • StoneyCurtisll March 3rd, 2015 at 12:20

          Exactly…
          “dont mess with me cause”…(I got and older brother)..:)

    • Jakeflyby March 3rd, 2015 at 13:44

      With all the money that we give Israel, you think they could have afforded a better prop!

    • tiredoftea March 3rd, 2015 at 15:05

      Yes, complete with a bomb from the Acme Bomb Company!

  6. Jakeflyby March 3rd, 2015 at 13:42

    Every single member of congress and the senate should have boycotted this propaganda speech. John Boehner should be tried for TREASON for inviting a foreign leader to tell us how to run our country. AMERICA FIRST! No exceptions!

  7. Bunya March 3rd, 2015 at 14:02

    Of course Jan Schakowsky isn’t attending. She’s a true blue democrat and if she ever retires, it will be a great loss to the progressive movement.

  8. jybarz March 3rd, 2015 at 20:34

    There should be no single Dem to sit and listen in Congress with the GOP traitors to Nothankyou’s speech.

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