Nebraska’s Pete Ricketts joins 20 Republican senators appealing transfer of $6 billion to Iran by Biden administration
Related video above: Ricketts attend rally at Omaha’s Jewish CommunityNebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts and 19 other Senate Republicans want to freeze the transfer of $6 billion to Iran by the Biden administration.In a statement, the senators — led by Tennessee representative Marsha Blackburn —appealed to the Biden administration “to stand by and allow Iran access to these funds as Hamas infiltrates Israel and murders, rapes, and mutilates countless Israelis is unconscionable.”They add the funds may be meant for humanitarian use, but there is a risk it could be used to help in the war against Israel.The letter was also signed by senators Thom Tillis (North Carolina), Steve Daines (Montana), Rick Scott (Florida), Kevin Cramer (North Dakota), John Thune (South Dakota), James Lankford (Oklahoma), Mike Lee (Utah), John Cornyn (Texas), Bill Cassidy (Louisiana), Lindsey Graham (South Carolina), Katie Britt (Alabama), Tom Cotton (Arkansas), Mike Braun (Indiana), Markwayne Mullin (Oklahoma), Eric Schmitt (Missouri), Ted Budd (North Carolina), Marco Rubio (Florida), and Roger Marshall (Kansas).Ricketts was among the hundreds of people who filled the Jewish Community Center in Omaha for a rally in support of Israel on Monday night.”‘We stand with Israel’ must be our battle cry to fight back,” Ricketts said Monday.Get the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
Related video above: Ricketts attend rally at Omaha’s Jewish Community
Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts and 19 other Senate Republicans want to freeze the transfer of $6 billion to Iran by the Biden administration.
In a statement, the senators — led by Tennessee representative Marsha Blackburn —appealed to the Biden administration “to stand by and allow Iran access to these funds as Hamas infiltrates Israel and murders, rapes, and mutilates countless Israelis is unconscionable.”
They add the funds may be meant for humanitarian use, but there is a risk it could be used to help in the war against Israel.
The letter was also signed by senators Thom Tillis (North Carolina), Steve Daines (Montana), Rick Scott (Florida), Kevin Cramer (North Dakota), John Thune (South Dakota), James Lankford (Oklahoma), Mike Lee (Utah), John Cornyn (Texas), Bill Cassidy (Louisiana), Lindsey Graham (South Carolina), Katie Britt (Alabama), Tom Cotton (Arkansas), Mike Braun (Indiana), Markwayne Mullin (Oklahoma), Eric Schmitt (Missouri), Ted Budd (North Carolina), Marco Rubio (Florida), and Roger Marshall (Kansas).
Ricketts was among the hundreds of people who filled the Jewish Community Center in Omaha for a rally in support of Israel on Monday night.
“‘We stand with Israel’ must be our battle cry to fight back,” Ricketts said Monday.
Get the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
