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House Democrats skeptical of Trump’s Golan Heights shake up

Republicans want to codify President Donald Trump’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights into law, but even the staunchest pro-Israel Democrats have reservations.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD)  walks after Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia in the 2016 election on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2019.      REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC12779FD760
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., walks after special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia in the 2016 election on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, March 25, 2019. — REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

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Republicans are pushing their own bills that would make Trump’s decree permanent, preventing a future president from undoing it.

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