Claim: Vice President Joe Biden incorrectly told a pro-Israel group that President Obama's $3.1 billion request for military aid to Israel last year was "the most in history." The record was set in fiscal 2000, when the Clinton administration secured $3.12 billion for Israel — which is not only slightly more in nominal dollars but much more in inflation-adjusted dollars. Biden is also taking credit for a level of spending that was set by the Bush administration as part of a 10-year,
Fact-check: Biden Exaggerates Aid to Israel - FactCheck.org
Verdict: vice president joe biden incorrectly told a pro-israel group that president obama's $3.1 billion request for military aid to israel last year was "the most in history." the record was set in fiscal 2000, when the clinton administration secured $3.12 billion for israel — which is not only slightly more in nominal dollars but much more in inflation-adjusted dollars. biden is also taking credit for a level of spending that was set by the bush administration as part of a 10-year,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2013-03-04T23:21:17