On the recordSeptember 28, 2023
Once again, the target of this amendment has been a career member of the Foreign Service for 26 years and served all around the world. Now, the majority already passed an amendment to defund the Palestinian Affairs Unit at the United States Embassy. It is very clear to me that what the majority is attempting to do is to decimate our Foreign Service and its public servants, and I hope the country understands what this means in terms of the lack of a presence throughout the world in our efforts to achieve global peace and security. Once again, it is a shame and disgrace, but the pattern is here. We understand the motives, and the motives are to decimate the State Department. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
