Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, simply, this amendment says, as the gentlelady read, ``None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to transfer weapons to the Palestinian Authority.'' I would like to express why I brought this amendment. I take you back, Mr. Chairman, to April 23, 2014, when Fatah and Hamas unified within the Palestinian Authority in the Palestinian organization. That unification brought about a terrorist-designated organization, a foreign terrorist organization, joined together with Fatah. This is April 23. On June 6 of 2014, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said: ``We will work with and fund the new Palestinian Authority government.'' So what that means is, they have decided, for the first time, that our taxpayers' borrowed money is going to be committed to a terrorist organization. 1997 was when Hamas was designated as a foreign terrorist organization. Since 1997, Hamas has launched tens of thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel. Khaled Mashal of Hamas said the reconciliation of the two organizations, Fatah and Hamas, will consolidate the resistance. Not bring about peace, but consolidate the resistance. We can't afford and cannot fund a power-sharing Palestinian government that includes Hamas because they are a foreign trade organization. I would bring to the attention of the floor, Mr. Chairman, the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006, which bans funding to a government that includes Hamas until they meet three different conditions.…”