Posted on 04/11/2012 5:06:03 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Hillary Clinton sides with Palestinians over Republicans, Sara Sorcher of National Journal reports:
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is allowing U.S. funds to flow to the West Bank and Gaza despite a hold by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., a rare display of executive-branch authority sure to anger the key lawmaker concerned about protecting her congressional oversight role.
A State Department official said that the letter was delivered on Tuesday to key members of Congress informing them of Clinton's decision to move forward with the $147 million package of the fiscal year 2011 economic support funds for the Palestinian people, despite Ros-Lehtinen's hold. Administrations generally do not disburse funding over the objections of lawmakers on relevant committees.
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Are there any politicians left in our government who side with America?
Once again the democrats side with the enemy. Col. West nails it. This is just another example.
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