Although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a bipartisan welcome, around 50 House and Senate Democrats boycotted his address, including Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas and Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois criticized Netanyahu’s comments.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett: “What do we know today that we did not know before he gave this speech? I think there’s really only one thing: He is a rejectionist. There is no agreement that this administration could achieve with Iran that would be good enough for him.”

Rep. Jan Schakowsky: “The House of Representatives is the most prestigious venue in the world, and to use it for political purposes was something that I did not want to be part of.”

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called the address “insulting,” adding: “I was near tears throughout the Prime Minister’s speech — saddened by the insult to the intelligence of the United States … and saddened by the condescension toward our knowledge of the threat posed by Iran and our broader commitment to preventing nuclear proliferation.”