Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., appeared to be consoled by fellow members on the House floor on Thursday afternoon after the chamber overwhelmingly passed funding for the Israel Iron Dome missile defense system. The 420-9 vote was an overwhelming rebuke of House progressives who Wednesday held up Democrats' continuing resolution because Iron Dome funding was included in the legislation. Because Republicans were strongly opposed to the legislation on the grounds that it would raise the debt ceiling, Democrats had too little margin for error and were forced to take the Iron Dome funding out. 9 HOUSE MEMBERS VOTE AGAINST ISRAEL IRON DOME FINDING AS TLAIB ACCUSED OF ANTI-SEMITISMBut Democratic leaders brought the funding back for a vote on Thursday afternoon under a suspension of the rules, meaning the chamber would need a two-thirds supermajority to pass the bill – a hurdle it easily cleared. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPOcasio-Cortez's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News about the moment on the House floor.

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