I have been heartened to see the President urge our allies in Israel not to fall subject to so many of the same mistakes we saw following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
I think the reason why many of us are so worried about splitting Ukraine aid and Israel aid is because there is an urgency.
I think it is important that we be absolutely clear the nature of this brutal terrorist attack.
Huge super majorities in the House and Senate favor more support for Ukraine.
We cannot lose sight of the needs of civilians whose lives have been upended by war and violence around them.
Let us show them the strength of democracy by passing a robust, bipartisan national security package.
We will not let Hamas or Putin win.
I urge my colleagues on both sides to work with me on all of these urgent issues.
America must stand strong by our allies. Dictators cannot be allowed to invade sovereign democracies.
The supplemental also requests $44.4 billion to help Ukraine continue to defend itself against Russia's ongoing aggression.
There is a moral imperative to reduce civilian casualties, but there is also a strategic imperative.