Among the 13 freshmen, 11 have signed the letter initiated by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).....
A similar letter from U.S. House of Representatives' GOP freshmen in February garnered 65 signatures in a class of 87.....
Rubio, a Tea Party favorite, visited Israel within weeks of his election in November. [While there he met with "billionaire businessman/Jewish community leader/political pot-stirrer Norman Braman"]
The two freshmen who did not sign also are favorites of the Tea Party. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has called openly for cutting aid to Israel and for the bulk of foreign aid funding. The other freshman not to sign is Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.).
The letter is a sign that President Obama's proposal to maintain levels of funding for Israel, currently at about $3 billion annually, will be untouched. Read more