Valerie P. Foushee
Foushee voted to cut the aid in July 2026; a month earlier she said "Congress must stop arms sales to Israel, prioritize funding for much-needed humanitarian relief in these regions." In 2025 she announced legislation to bar offensive weapons sales to Israel.
Foushee represents North Carolina's 4th District and is running for re-election. Her position has moved a long way, and each step is on the record.
In April 2024 she voted for the Israel security supplemental. By August 2025 she had announced she would sponsor legislation to prevent offensive weapons sales to Israel, telling Jewish Insider on X: "We simply cannot continue to provide the Israeli government with weapons when they are not being used in accordance with international law to maximize the protection of civilians in Gaza." The same statement called a ceasefire and de-escalation "urgently needed to ensure the sufficient flow of aid into Gaza and protect innocent civilians at aid delivery sites from military attacks."
In June 2026 she voted for the Lebanon War Powers Resolution and stated the position plainly: "Congress must stop arms sales to Israel, prioritize funding for much-needed humanitarian relief in these regions, and pass War Powers Resolutions that prevent Trump from further sinking our country into endless wars." She added that the vote "is not a vote in support of Hezbollah, it is a vote against our country's constant participation in unauthorized wars."
On her July 2026 vote she said "Congress has a responsibility to ensure that U.S. taxpayer dollars are used responsibly and that our foreign policy reflects our values, humanitarian standards, and national security interests."
She also said in August 2025 that she would decline AIPAC PAC contributions for 2026.
Tracked votes: opposed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 4 of 6 recorded votes.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- [Position, 2026-06-04] Her release on the Lebanon War Powers Resolution, opened and confirmed word for word: "The United States has reportedly assisted with Israel's killings in Lebanon, including using U.S.-supplied weapons and intelligence. This vote is not a vote in support of Hezbollah, it is a vote against our country's constant participation in unauthorized wars that compromise our humanitarian standards and put innocent civilians at risk." And: "Continuing to support the death and destruction at the hands of Israel in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran is completely out of touch. Congress must stop arms sales to Israel, prioritize funding for much-needed humanitarian relief in these regions, and pass War Powers Resolutions that prevent Trump from further sinking our country into endless wars." The release also records that she cosponsored H.Con.Res.84 and, since April 2026, H.Con.Res.83.
- [Position, 2025-08-11] Jewish Insider, opened and confirmed word for word: she "announced she would sponsor legislation 'to prevent the sale of offensive weapons to Israel,'" and her words on X: "A ceasefire and de-escalation are urgently needed to ensure the sufficient flow of aid into Gaza and protect innocent civilians at aid delivery sites from military attacks." And: "We simply cannot continue to provide the Israeli government with weapons when they are not being used in accordance with international law to maximize the protection of civilians in Gaza." The research identifies the bill as the Block the Bombs Act, H.R. 3565; that page does not name it, so the card and deep dive use only the language the source carries.
⚠ **Wrong-person trap in this source, and a live one.** The page is about Foushee AND Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-OR), and the longest, most quotable passages on it are Dexter's, including "Netanyahu clearly believes U.S. support comes without conditions" and "must halt the transfer of offensive weapons to Israel." Read in place, those are attributed to Dexter. Nothing from them is used here. It also quotes Susheela Jayapal's position and mentions Rep. Robert Garcia.
- [Position, 2026-07-16] She voted for the amendment cutting the funding. WFAE, opened and confirmed word for word: "Foushee said in a news release that 'Congress has a responsibility to ensure that U.S. taxpayer dollars are used responsibly and that our foreign policy reflects our values, humanitarian standards, and national security interests.'" Her underlying release was not separately located; the quotation is WFAE's, verified in place.
- [Position, 2026-07-23, reported] Opposed Section 219 of the defense budget expanding defense cooperation with Israel, on social media. Source not opened.
- [Position, 2026-08-06, reported] Announced co-sponsorship of the Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act and advocated halting arms sales to Israel. Source not opened.
- [Position, 2024-12, reported] Signed a congressional letter asserting Israel had not met conditions on human rights and aid delivery under U.S. arms sales policy. A multi-signatory letter, so no individual quote is drawn from it; source not opened.
- Her recorded votes appear as badges on this card. They are not uniform, and the June and July 2026 statements above are her own account of the most recent ones.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- [Position, 2026-06-04] "prioritize funding for much-needed humanitarian relief in these regions" (confirmed verbatim, above). This is the clearest located statement of her position on aid to Palestinians and it names funding, not only weapons.
- [Position, 2025-08-11] Called sufficient flow of aid into Gaza "urgently needed" (confirmed verbatim).
- [After October 7, 2023-11-03] Called for humanitarian pauses to deliver aid to civilians in Gaza. From the weeks right after October 7; not used on the card.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Position, 2026-06-04] Described "the death and destruction at the hands of Israel in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran" and continued U.S. support for it as "completely out of touch" (confirmed verbatim).
- [Position, 2026-08-05, reported] Condemned Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, saying such actions "are claiming the lives of innocent civilians and undermine prospects for a Palestinian state." Not opened.
- [Position, 2025-01-16, reported] Called the ceasefire and hostage agreement a "significant and hopeful turning point." Not opened.
- [Position, 2024-04-01, reported] After a delegation trip to Israel and the West Bank, called for urgent humanitarian assistance in Gaza and adherence to international law.
- [After October 7, 2023-11-03] Called the Hamas attacks an "unprecedented assault on humanity" while saying Hamas "is not representative of the Palestinian people." From the weeks right after October 7.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- [Position, 2025-08-05] Said she would decline AIPAC PAC contributions for 2026 (IndyWeek, Times of Israel). A campaign-funding decision, kept separate from her positions on what the United States sends. Not opened.
- [Position, 2024-07, reported] Did not attend Prime Minister Netanyahu's address to Congress.
- [2024-04, reported] Constituent objections to her participation in an advocacy-organized congressional trip to Israel.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- [After October 7, 2023-10-20, reported] Joined North Carolina Democrats in seeking expanded Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding for synagogues and Jewish institutions, saying "Antisemitism is real, it is happening right at our doorstep." Safety context, never an answer about U.S. weapons or funding.
Also in this race: Max Ganorkar (Republican) · All North Carolina candidates.
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