From: Jerusalem Post
by Herb Keinon
Eighty-one congressmen, or about 20 percent of the US House of Representatives, will visit Israel over the next three weeks during Congress’s summer recess, with the first group of 26 Democrats scheduled to arrive on Monday.
The Democratic delegation will be followed by two Republican ones, bringing a total of 55 Republicans.
by Herb Keinon
Eighty-one congressmen, or about 20 percent of the US House of Representatives, will visit Israel over the next three weeks during Congress’s summer recess, with the first group of 26 Democrats scheduled to arrive on Monday.
The Democratic delegation will be followed by two Republican ones, bringing a total of 55 Republicans.
Most of the representatives are freshmen congressmen, with 47 – or fully
half of the freshmen Republicans voted into office in 2010 – making the
trip.
For many of them, this will be their first trip to Israel.
For many of them, this will be their first trip to Israel.
The
week-long trips are sponsored by the American Israel Education Foundation, a
charitable organization affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs
Committee, which brings large delegations of congressmen here every other
August.
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) will head the Democratic delegation, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) will lead one of the Republican groups. MORE
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) will head the Democratic delegation, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) will lead one of the Republican groups. MORE
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