On the recordSeptember 23, 2021
Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, Chair DeLauro, and I thank the Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a speech about how important it is for us to stand up against terror and the terror strikes against Israel launched by the terrorist group Hamas from Gaza--4,500 rockets that Iron Dome helped to stop. And I have a speech that is all about how important it is for us to replenish that. But, Mr. Speaker, I cannot--I cannot--allow one of my colleagues to stand on the floor of the House of Representatives and label the Jewish democratic State of Israel an apartheid state. I reject it. Today, this Caucus, this body, the House of Representatives will overwhelmingly stand with our ally, the State of Israel, in replenishing this defensive system. If you believe in human rights, if you believe in saving lives, Israeli lives and Palestinian lives, I say to my colleague who just besmirched our ally, then you will support this legislation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentleman.
