The United States should continue to support Israel in this effort politically and through continued aid... The United States must work to help secure an agreement that safely returns all Israeli and American hostages.
Support Israel politically and through continued aid, and work to secure the return of Israeli and American hostages.
Occurrences
Evidence
“Preventing U.S. taxpayer dollars from supporting pro-Hamas UN organizations” was listed among the provisions advanced by Shreve in the State Department Reauthorization Bill that passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Rep. Shreve voted in favor of the NDAA, and one of his included measures authorizes the transfer of confiscated Iranian weapons to U.S. partners to bolster allied defenses.
Shreve was selected to serve on the House Committee on Appropriations, where he said he was ready to work on rigorous oversight of federal spending.
Assessments
The promise had two parts: support Israel politically and through continued aid, and work to secure the return of Israeli and American hostages. The available evidence shows Shreve took meaningful pro-Israel steps, including advancing a State Department reauthorization provision to block taxpayer support for pro-Hamas UN organizations in committee and backing an NDAA measure authorizing transfer of confiscated Iranian weapons to U.S. partners. Those actions materially support the broader pledge to back Israel and allied defense, with one later becoming law. However, the record provided does not show that he directly delivered continued U.S. aid to Israel or achieved, or materially advanced, the return of hostages. Because there is real legislative effort and some directional policy delivery on the Israel-support portion, but not full fulfillment of the full promise, the best judgment is partial.