{"id":17872,"date":"2023-10-18T08:53:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T08:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/leadership\/rep-david-schweikert-says-speaker-chaos-preventing-iran-bound-6-billion-from-going-to-israel\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T08:53:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T08:53:56","slug":"rep-david-schweikert-says-speaker-chaos-preventing-iran-bound-6-billion-from-going-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/?p=17872","title":{"rendered":"Rep. David Schweikert Says Speaker Chaos Preventing Iran-Bound $6 Billion From Going To Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"article-body fs-article fs-premium fs-responsive-text current-article font-body color-body bg-base font-accent article-subtype__masthead\">\n<p>On <em>Forbes Newsroom<\/em>, Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) spoke about the Fortify Israel Act, a bill he introduced last week to repurpose Iran\u2019s $6 billion in frozen funds to support Israel.<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"top\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-top\"><\/fbs-ad><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a way of coming up with another stream of cash flow, but also using one of the bad actors&#8217; money to pay for it,\u201d Schweikert says.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. and Qatar agreed to deny Iran access to $6 billion in frozen assets as part of a hostage deal last week following allegations of Iranian involvement in the Hamas attack on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Schweikert said that the House&#8217;s lack of a speaker prevents him from moving forward with the proposed legislation, despite what he describes as \u201cbipartisan\u201d support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s almost this cheerleading of we need to do something,\u201d he says, \u201cbut we&#8217;re not capable of doing it because of a self-inflicted wound.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schweikert called the motion to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy a \u201cmistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Says Schweikert: \u201cThis is what happens when people in many ways lead with their feelings instead of a calculator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"topx\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-topx-1\"><\/fbs-ad><\/p>\n<p>He is supportive of the speakership going to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who lost the first round of voting on the House floor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the angst that\u2019s in the world we really have to get back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the full interview, click above.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-contrib-block\">\n<div class=\"fs-author-group-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"contrib-byline\"><\/div>\n<p><fbs-cordial type=\"Follow\" natural-id=\"blogAuthorId\/blog\/author\/5009743\" author-slug=\"catoriel\" page-position=\"bottom\"><\/fbs-cordial><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/catoriel\/2023\/10\/17\/rep-david-schweikert-says-speaker-chaos-preventing-iran-bound-6-billion-from-going-to-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Forbes Newsroom, Rep. 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