Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this article is authored by some remarkable people: Michelle Nunn, president and chief executive of CARE; Tjada McKenna, chief executive of Mercy Corps; Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council; Abby Maxman, president and chief executive of Oxfam; Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International; and Janti Soeripto, president and chief executive of Save the Children U.S. I would like to take a minute to read two paragraphs from this essay, which I have just entered into the Congressional Record. It reads as follows: As leaders of some of the world's largest global humanitarian organizations, we have seen nothing like the siege of Gaza. In the more than two months since the horrifying attack on Israel that killed more than 1,200 people and resulted in 240 abductions, about 18,000 Gazans-- including more than 7,500 children--have been killed, according to the Gazan health ministry. More children have been reported killed in this conflict than in all major global conflicts combined last year. The atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7 were unconscionable and depraved, and the taking and holding of hostages is abhorrent. The calls for their release are urgent and justified. But the right to self-defense does not and cannot require unleashing this humanitarian nightmare on millions of civilians. It is not a path to accountability, healing, or peace.…”