Rand Paul on US Senate Foreign Relations Committee
WASHINGTON - Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who opposes foreign assistance including defense assistance to Israel, has joined the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.Unlike his father, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a perennial presidential contender who has laced his arguments against assistance for Israel with harsh criticisms of the Jewish state, the younger Paul casts his opposition to assistance as a matter of independence for Israel from undue American influence.The National Jewish Democratic Council on Friday slammed the Senate GOP leadership for giving "a bigger microphone and a prominent platform to someone who has repeatedly called for an end to US aid to Israel."The Foreign Relations Committee sets the Senate@@@s foreign policy agenda, although the primary voice on foreign assistance remains the Senate@@@s Appropriations Committee.ByREUTERS06/08/2025 07:57 AMByREUTERS06/08/2025 05:36 AMByMAARIV06/07/2025 02:33 PMByWALLA!06/07/2025 11:18 AMByREUTERS06/07/2025 03:25 AM
