Share on linkedin Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer talks to reporters in October in Washington. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Imageswere rushed to a shelter Sunday in Tel Aviv to wait out rocket fire.Schumer is leading a bipartisan delegation of senators in Israel, where they are discussing a military assistance package with top-ranking Israeli officials to aid the country amid war with Hamas.
"We heard them, and we were all rushed into a shelter and had to stay there until the coast was clear," said Schumer, adding that the press conference "was delayed for the same reason."The bipartisan trip is meant to "show the United States' unwavering support for Israel," per a spokesperson for Schumer.
Schumer is the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in U.S. history and the first Jewish Senate Majority Leader."So, in the face of this horrific attack, we're here to share a message of resolute solidarity. We say to Israel: America will stand with its ally, Israel," Schumer said at the press conference.
"And I, along with my colleagues here, will lead the effort in the United States Senate to provide Israel with the support required to fully defend itself from this monstrous attack," Schumer said.Share on linkedin
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