Political Quotes

“I thank Chairman McGovern for his leadership in finally bringing up for a vote this resolution on Yemen and for the terrific people on his team, Don Sisson; on Speaker Pelosi's team, Keith Stern, and Shuwanza Goff; and on Majority Leader Hoyer's team, who finally allowed for a vote, with the work of Keane Bhatt and Geo Saba. Let me explain why this matters. As the chairman alluded to, there are 14 million people in Yemen who currently face the possibility of famine--14 million. I was with Martin Griffiths, the Special Envoy to the United Nations, about 2 weeks ago, and he said, if we do not act in the next couple of months, that situation will become irreversible. The explanation for this famine is pretty simple. The gentleman from Texas said we need to get more aid in there. I respect that, sir, but the problem is that the Saudis have a blockade on Yemen; they are not allowing the aid to get in. Every day we wait, it makes it harder for us to reverse the famine. So the solution is very simple: We need to have the Saudis lift the blockade and let food and medicine get to the people who need it to prevent the largest humanitarian crisis and the largest famine the world has ever seen. Now, the gentleman from Texas said that the administration has already stopped the refueling, and in that, he is actually correct. The administration has stopped the refueling.…”