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Sixteen House Democrats voted to undo President Biden’s pause on some weapons shipments to Israel on Thursday, breaking with the White House and party leadership, who urged its members to oppose the GOP-led bill.

Top Democrats on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue urged members in their ranks to oppose the bill: House Democratic leadership whipped against the legislation, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said his chamber would not stage a vote on the measure, and the White House warned that if the bill landed on Biden’s desk, he would veto it.

Despite that full-court press, 16 Democrats voted for the bill, including staunchly pro-Israel members, lawmakers running in tough re-election races and those who have a large population of Jewish constituents in their districts.

Reps. Matt Cartwright (Pa.), Angie Craig (Minn.), Henry Cuellar (Texas), Don Davis (N.C.), Lois Frankel (Fla.), Jared Golden (Maine), Josh Gottheimer (N.J.), Greg Landsman (Ohio), Jared Moskowitz (Fla.), Frank Pallone (N.J.), Mary Peltola (Alaska), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), David Scott (Ga.), Darren Soto (Fla.), Tom Suozzi (N.Y.) and Ritchie Torres (N.Y.) all supported the legislation.

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