{"id":1027768,"date":"2023-10-19T20:51:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T20:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1027768"},"modified":"2024-06-04T20:12:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T20:12:37","slug":"tim-scott-missed-senate-vote-on-israel-to-schmooze-with-wall-street-executives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/tim-scott-missed-senate-vote-on-israel-to-schmooze-with-wall-street-executives\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Scott Missed Senate Vote on Israel To Schmooze With Wall Street Executives\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In response to Tim Scott skipping today\u2019s Senate resolution expressing support for Israel, <\/em>DNC spokesperson Sarafina Chitika<\/em><\/strong> released the following statement:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile the Senate voted unanimously to express support for our ally in the wake of the deadly terrorist attacks, Tim Scott was busy trying to save his floundering campaign at a high-dollar fundraising lunch with Wall Street executives. For all his talk about standing with Israel, Scott\u2019s absence speaks louder than his words.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Scott skipped today\u2019s vote on a resolution in the Senate to stand with Israel to hit the campaign trail and fundraise with Wall Street executives.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cThe Senate voted unanimously Thursday afternoon, 97-0, in favor of a resolution stating the Senate stands firmly with Israel and firmly against Hamas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not voting<\/a>: Tim Scott<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomberg<\/a>: \u201cA group of prominent attorneys and Wall Street executives will host a fundraiser in New York next month for US Senator Tim Scott … The lunch, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 19 in midtown Manhattan, will be hosted by One Equity Partners LLC\u2019s Chip Schorr, Sabin Metal Corp. owner Andrew Sabin, Brown-Forman Corp.\u2019s Matt Hamel and Eric Levine of Eiseman Levine Lehrhaupt & Kakoyiannis, P.C.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott also skipped a vote in July on the National Defense Authorization Act, which included vital security funding for Israel.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

USA Today<\/a>: \u201cSouth Carolina Sen. Tim Scott missed a crucial vote Thursday evening on passing the National Defense Authorization Act because he was campaigning for president in Iowa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FY24 NDAA<\/a> passed out of the Senate provided funding for a variety of Israeli security measures, including the Iron Dome and cooperative missile defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Tim Scott skipping today\u2019s Senate resolution expressing support for Israel, DNC spokesperson Sarafina Chitika released the following statement: \u201cWhile the Senate voted unanimously to express support for our ally in the wake of the deadly terrorist attacks, Tim Scott was busy trying to save his floundering campaign at a high-dollar fundraising lunch […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1027768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTim Scott Missed Senate Vote on Israel To Schmooze With Wall Street Executives\u00a0 - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/tim-scott-missed-senate-vote-on-israel-to-schmooze-with-wall-street-executives\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-19T20:51:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-04T20:12:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/tim-scott-missed-senate-vote-on-israel-to-schmooze-with-wall-street-executives\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/tim-scott-missed-senate-vote-on-israel-to-schmooze-with-wall-street-executives\/\",\"name\":\"Tim Scott Missed Senate Vote on Israel To Schmooze With Wall Street Executives\u00a0 - 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