But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check

Rich McCormick

Republican · U.S. House, Georgia District 7
✗Supported sending weapons or funding in 6 of 6 tracked votes

McCormick led 104 House members demanding answers on delayed weapons shipments to Israel: "I sent a bipartisan letter to President Biden with 104 of my colleagues to demand the President give us answers as to why he is holding up critical weapon shipments to Israel."

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Deep Dive

McCormick represents Georgia's 7th District and is running for re-election.

He organised the largest congressional push against the paused munitions. His May 2024 release records him leading 104 members and states his reasoning: "This afternoon, I sent a bipartisan letter to President Biden with 104 of my colleagues to demand the President give us answers as to why he is holding up critical weapon shipments to Israel in their war against an evil terrorist organization. These continued, purposeful delays are not only hurting Israel but..." He adds: "Biden is undermining Israel by withholding munitions needed to target Hamas. In defiance of Congress, Biden's decision greenlights Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran to escalate attacks."

He returned to it in June 2024, joining a follow-up statement condemning the continued withholding of heavy munitions and arguing that congressional emergency aid must be delivered without executive delay.

Nothing was located from him on U.S. aid to Palestinians. His recorded votes appear as badges on this card and align with the statements above.

The record

Supported sending weapons or funding in 6 of 6 tracked votes

Committees

House Committee on Armed Services

Floor votes
H.R. 6126 - Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act2023-11-02 · Passed 226-196
✗ Voted Yes
supported sending it
H.R. 8034 - Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 20242024-04-20 · Passed 366-58
✗ Voted Yes
supported sending it
H.R. 8369 - Israel Security Assistance Support Act2024-05-16 · Passed 224-187
✗ Voted Yes
supported sending it
H.R. 7217 - Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 20242024-02-06 · Failed 250-180 (needed 2/3 under suspension)
✗ Voted Yes
supported sending it
H.Amdt. 55 to H.R. 4016 - strike $500M for Israeli Cooperative Programs2025-07-18 · Failed 6-422 (only 6 voted to cut)
✗ Voted No
voted against limiting it
H.R. 8595 - Massie amendment (Part A No. 8) to bar FY27 funds for Israel and cut $3.3B in Foreign Military Financing2026-07-15 · Failed 104-314
✗ Voted No
voted against limiting it
Bill sponsorship
H.R. 3565 - Block the Bombs ActWould bar transfer of 2,000-lb/BLU-109 bunker busters, JDAMs, 120mm tank rounds, and 155mm artillery shells to Israel. Does not affect Iron
Not sponsoringhas not backed this restriction bill
H.R. 1229 - United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025Formalizes/expands bilateral defense cooperation with Israel.
Not sponsoringhas not backed this support bill
How this mark works

We track key votes on sending U.S. weapons and money to the government of Israel. A check means every tracked vote they cast came down against sending more, on the side of peace and de-escalation. A question mark means a mixed record: they sided with sending up to half of the time. An X means they voted to send more weapons and money in over half of their tracked votes, even as the way those weapons and dollars were being used became more and more obvious. At exactly half, money this election cycle from a lobbying group we track, or an endorsement from a group that backs sending weapons, makes it an X. Only votes actually cast are counted. Where a candidate has no recorded votes on these bills, the mark comes instead from a reviewed reading of their public record (money from the lobbying groups we track, endorsements, and their own words since January 26, 2024). There an X also covers fully backing the conduct of the war by the government of Israel without significant reservations, and a question mark also covers speaking about Israel without saying clearly where they stand on U.S. weapons and funding. A dash means No Position Found: we found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.

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Voted to send weapons or funding in more than half of their recorded tracked votes. (Supported sending weapons or funding in 6 of 6 tracked votes.)

The money

$23K in lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track

Lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track
AIPAC PAC: $20,000 · Republican Jewish Coalition: $2,500
Support-only OpenFEC data (as of 2026-10-03). Opposition independent expenditures are excluded.
Who these lobbying groups are
AIPAC$20,000The American Israel Public Affairs Committee; its PAC backs candidates it sees as strengthening U.S. ties with the government of Israel, including continued U.S. military aid.Republican Jewish Coalition$2,500The Republican Jewish Coalition's PAC; it financially supports Republican candidates who reflect its priorities, including strong U.S. backing of the government of Israel.Direct contributions and independent expenditures supporting this candidate from the five lobbying groups we track, every cycle each has filed, through 2026. Excludes earmarked and conduit contributions.
Endorsed by AIPAC
AIPACThe American Israel Public Affairs Committee; its PAC backs candidates it sees as strengthening U.S. ties with the government of Israel, including continued U.S. military aid.These endorsements come from groups that back sending U.S. weapons and funding to the government of Israel.

In their words

“I sent a bipartisan letter to President Biden with 104 of my colleagues to demand the President give us answers as to why he is holding up critical weapon shipments to Israel in their war against an evil terrorist organization.”
Source ↗, 2024-05-13
Endorsements

AIPAC (2026 endorsement)

Research log

The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.

U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel

  • [Position, 2024-05-13] His release leading 104 House members, opened and confirmed word for word: "This afternoon, I sent a bipartisan letter to President Biden with 104 of my colleagues to demand the President give us answers as to why he is holding up critical weapon shipments to Israel in their war against an evil terrorist organization. These continued, purposeful delays are not only hurting Israel but..." And: "Biden is undermining Israel by withholding munitions needed to target Hamas. In defiance of Congress, Biden's decision greenlights Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran to escalate attacks following his failed foreign policy of appeasement." Note: the same release opens with a passage about "appeasement of the Hamas wing of his party," which is domestic political characterization and is not used.

⚠ Cross-reference worth knowing: Rep. Bost's card cites the same 104-member letter from the other end, as a signatory. McCormick's release identifies him as its author.

  • [Position, 2024-06-17] Joined a follow-up statement condemning continued withholding of specific heavy munitions and arguing congressional emergency aid must be delivered without executive delays, as reported.
  • [After October 7, 2023-10-31] Advocated separating U.S. military assistance for Israel from Ukraine aid so Israel's needs received immediate standalone focus, as reported.
  • [Position, 2025-09-30] JNS interview on Israel, Gaza and U.S. power; characterized American isolationism as a strategic risk. Not opened.
  • His recorded votes on the tracked bills appear as badges and align with the statements above.

U.S. aid to Palestinians

  • No statement or documented position found by the research.

Characterization of the conflict

  • [After October 7, 2023-10-24] Statement characterizing Hamas as an "evil terrorist organization" and saying it uses civilians as "human shields" by placing weapons caches near temples, hospitals and schools.
  • [Position, 2024-10-07] On a Fox Business broadcast said U.S. foreign policy "weakness always results in war." Not opened.

Related rhetoric and lobbying

  • [After October 7, 2023-11] He filed a resolution to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib and took the lead on the House censure vote (his page, the resolution text, coverage in AJC, CBS and the Washington Post). A congressional discipline action against another member, not a position on what the U.S. sends; recorded here in full and kept out of the card summary.
  • [2023-11-08] Local coverage of his office closing over threats.
  • An advocacy tracker page (Reverse Canary Mission) was consulted; never a card source.

Safety and antisemitism (context)

  • Covered by the threats coverage above; nothing distinct located.

Also in this race

  1. – Tony Kozycki (Democrat)

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