When the it comes to the government shutdown, Democrats are all on the same page they've grudgingly accepted extremely low spending levels; they're not making any new or extraneous demands; and they see no need to take Americans' health care benefits away to satisfy a bizarre far-right crusade. Are Republicans equally unified? Not so…
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Several mainstream Jewish groups and a prominent pro-Israel Republican are defending a nominee who would be the most senior Muslim American in the administration over the attacks of Republicans trying to sink his chances.
Letters of support from the Jewish groups come ahead of a crucial vote on Tuesday on the nomination of Dilawar Syed to be deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Republicans on the Senate’s Small Business Committee are opposing Syed over his affiliation with Emgage Action, a Muslim- American advocacy group that has been critical of Israel and opposes legislation that restricts boycotts against Israel and other foreign countries. Syed, the chief executive of a California healthcare technology company, has been an active Emgage board member since 2017.
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