Rep. Pat Ryan voted for Rep. Thomas Massie's amendment to strip $3.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing for Israel out of H.R.8595, the FY2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. The amendment failed on the House floor on July 15, 2026, 314–104 — 103 Democrats and Massie voted yes, a sharp break from Ryan's near-unanimous pro-Israel voting pattern since 2023.
Ryan tweeted:
"I just voted to block sending $3.3 billion of our taxpayer dollars to Netanyahu's government. It's wrong on every level.
I expect groups like AIPAC will not support me in my future elections and frankly, I don't want their support. Hardline stances that refuse to stand up to a corrupt and increasingly dangerous Netanyahu regime have no place in our politics."
When AIPAC Tracker (@TrackAIPAC) replied asking "Now will you dump AIPAC?", Ryan responded:
"Yes, don't want their endorsement and returning the funds."
The money
According to Federal Election Commission filings, across the 2022, 2024, and 2026 cycles Ryan has received:
- $14,994 directly from AIPAC's PAC (2022: $5,000; 2024: $0; 2026: $9,994)
- $379,391 in individual contributions bundled through AIPAC's earmarking conduit (251 contributions)
- $394,385 combined — AIPAC-attributed money in either form
- $415,885 across pro-Israel PACs (58 committees) — the largest of the 8 PAC/lobby categories, ahead of real estate ($34,500), pharma/insurance ($5,000), Wall Street ($3,500), and defense ($0)
- That $415,885 is 2.6% of the $15.9 million Ryan has raised across the 2022, 2024, and 2026 cycles combined (0.57% in 2022, 3.37% in 2024, 3.56% in 2026 to date)
Ryan hasn't specified which funds will be returned, to whom, or on what timeline.