So in this moment, we must be crystal clear: We stand with Israel. Like every nation in the world, Israel has the right to respond and indeed has a duty to respond to these vicious attacks.

This is an act of sheer evil. More than 1,000 civilians slaughtered, slaughtered. Stomach churning reports of being -- babies being killed, entire families slain, young people massacred. The brutality of Hamas, this bloodthirstiness brings…

the Biden administration has made it clear that it is not getting involved in this fight right now, between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

this is very much the recipient of that message. It is also worth noting, that the U.S. is a special operations team in the Jerusalem, that is scheduled to be there as part of the cooperation with Israel.

make sure Israel has what it needs to take care of its citizens, defend itself, and respond to this attack.

Let me say again, any country, any organization, anyone thinking of taking advantage of the situation, I have one word, don't. Don't.

unconscionable, heartbreaking

The United States stands with Israel. We will not ever fail to have their back. This is not a moment for any party hostile to Israel to exploit these attacks to seek advantage.

none of the other actors or players in the region should view this as a chance to exploit an opportunity or opportunity to exploit weakness here on the part of Israel.

There are moments in this life when pure unadulterated evil is unleashed on this world. The people of Israel lived through one such moment this weekend. This was an act of sheer evil.

We will not ever fail to have their back. Israel has the right to defend itself and its people, full stop.

Let there be no mistake, the United States stands with the state of Israel.

Israel has a right to defend itself.

The money was appropriate for the border wall. I tried to get them to reappropriate, to redirect that money. They didn't, they wouldn't. And in the meantime, there's nothing under the law that I may have to use the money for when…

I think we need to fix this and not wait another year or two or three.

I rise today to answer a simple but a complex question and, in doing so, to acknowledge and to honor the work of one of the most dedicated, gracious, thoughtful, decent public servants I have ever known: my chief of staff, Jonathan…

Thank you, Chairman Cardin. Ranking Member Risch, thank you for this hearing.

I think we need to fix this and not wait another year or two or three.