Michael Waltz

And with respect to calls of a cease-fire. If you watched the news today, Israel has encircled Gaza City, has taken control from Hamas from the perimeter.

The UN Human Rights Council is a hypocritical institution.

The egregious abuses committed by Xi Jinping are beyond the pale.

I think there has to be absolute transparency even with our own government.

Regrettably, President Biden reversed that policy and has given UNRWA approximately a billion dollars. Where are the strings? Where is the reform? Has not happened.

I ask the same question. Why are there refugee camps in Gaza?

the Abraham Accords recognize that both Israelis, or both Jews and Arabs belong to the same land.

Hamas is empowered by the fecklessness of UNRWA.

But, imagine after this war is over, after Gaza is free from the control of Hamas, a genocidal, nihilistic terrorist organization seeking the destruction of Israel, when the Gazans are free to rebuild their society and their community.

UNRWA bears a hidden moral responsibility for the perversity we saw performed by Hamas in its October 7th invasion of Israel.

I was appalled by it.

How is it that these three individuals are worth a staggering $11 billion? Why isn't that money being conveyed to the people in Gaza?

I want to thank him publicly at this hearing for doing that.

Why are there refugee camps in Gaza after 75 years? We will talk about that. It does not make any sense.

I will not quit for those Gold Star families until you all are held accountable.

That is one of the most ignorant and shameful statements I have heard in this Congress.

I do not know how you and Secretary Blinken look yourselves in the mirror. I do not know how you collect a paycheck in good conscious.

We are losing far more than that every day. These cartels, if we change the name tomorrow from Sinaloa and Jalisco to Isis and al-Qaeda, it would not even be a debate on what action that we have to take.

Does anyone on the board today have any data that you can provide the committee that shows that a more diverse or less diverse... is more effective, is more ready?

I would hope. Because I think what we have--what we are trying to demonstrate here is we have opened--statements from the senior leaders like that opens a Pandora's Box of political issues.

So there was no consequences for that statement, which is not in accordance with the policy that you have outlined?

The Air Force will miss its recruiting goals for the first time since 1999 by 2,700 airmen.

But you see how that introduces doubt into our constituents, and the American people, that the senior leaders of the Space Force or the rest of the services are following the law?

Soldiers will not be accessed, classified, trained, assigned, promoted or otherwise managed on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, or national origin.

I didn't think so, because it doesn't exist. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.