read more [here]( []( on wednesday, i was joined by senators kirsten gillibrand (d-ny), mike rounds (r-sd), joe manchin (d-wv), susan collins (r-me), jacky rosen (d-nv), and john thune (r-sd) in sending a letter to senate committee appropriations chairman patrick leahy (d-vt) and vice chairman richard shelby (r-al) urging them to support israel's emergency request of "1 billion in security assistance in order to replenish and prepare its iron dome missile defense system for a future conflict." read more [here]( []( on wednesday, i joined senators cindy hyde-smith (r-ms), steve daines (r-mt), and 23 senators in sending a letter to the 