Political Quotes

“In March 2016, Taylor Force, a U.S. Army veteran, was brutally murdered by a Palestinian terrorist while visiting Israel. The terrorist's family now receives monthly rewards from the so-called Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund. Palestinian leadership has spent over $350 million rewarding tens of thousands of terrorists with pay-for-slay payments. My bill, the Taylor Force Act, signed into law by President Trump in 2018, targeted these payments, but we have documented evidence that they continue today. The U.S. must sanction Palestinian officials, like Qadri Abu Bakr, who are incentivizing terror and officially designate them as sponsors of terror. We must let the enemies of peace know that the United States will not stand by and allow the Palestinian Authority to promote and reward the murder of innocents through pay for slay. Mr. Speaker, in March 2016, Taylor Force, an American citizen and U.S. Army veteran who served his country in both Iraq and Afghanistan, was brutally and senselessly murdered by a Palestinian terrorist while visiting Israel. The murderer was later shot dead by police after his stabbing spree wounded another 10 innocent victims.…”