Brett Guthrie
Guthrie voted for every Israel aid bill and against both amendments to cut that aid, and his July 2026 release backs a bill “providing $3.3 billion in funding for the Foreign Military Financing Program for Israel” with support for Egypt and Jordan. Nothing located on U.S. aid to Palestinians.
Guthrie represents Kentucky’s 2nd District, is the sitting member, and chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
His recorded votes on the tracked bills appear as badges on this card, all on the support side, including votes against both amendments to cut aid to Israel. His July 2026 release supports the appropriations bill as "providing $3.3 billion in funding for the Foreign Military Financing Program for Israel and supports additional assistance to regional partners such as Egypt and Jordan", the same bill from which the 2026 amendment to cut aid to Israel he opposed would have struck the Israel funds. His November 2023 statement is on the research page.
As committee chairman he has pressed Columbia University in the campus-antisemitism oversight wave; committee action, on the research page.
Nothing located has him addressing U.S. humanitarian aid for Palestinians at any date.
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 6 of 6 recorded votes.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- His recorded votes appear as badges on this card, all support-side; the grounding for each sits in the record section.
- [Position, 2026-07-15] The July 2026 release, verified: the $3.3 billion FMF passage quoted on the card; the same page carries China-competition and border framings.
- [Reaction window, 2023-11-02] His statement on the standalone bill (Iron Dome bolstering per our research). Off the card; defensive detail besides.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- Nothing located at any date.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Reaction window, 2023-10-19] A statement in the research record; in-window, nothing quoted.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- Tracked funding totals appear as a badge on this card. One photo post on his own account has an unopenable address; not load-bearing.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- [Position, 2026-03] The Columbia letter as committee chairman, with student-paper coverage; committee action, listed as such.
Race and status context
- Sitting member and committee chairman, nominated. His Democratic challenger’s card carries its own record.
Also in this race: Megan Wingfield (Democrat) · All Kentucky candidates.
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