Political Quotes

“I call up my amendment No. 1384, and I ask that it be reported by number. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Paul] proposes an amendment numbered 1384 to amendment No. 1381. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To limit foreign assistance to the Palestinian Authority or any other Palestinian governing entity in the West Bank and Gaza) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY OR ANY OTHER PALESTINIAN GOVERNING ENTITY IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) On October 7, 2023, the terrorist organization Hamas conducted a brutal attack against Israel, killing some 1,200 innocent men, women, and children, and taking approximately 250 people hostage. (2) At least 33 United States citizens lost their lives in the October 7, 2023, attack. (3) At least 6 United States citizens remain unaccounted for and presumed taken captive by Hamas. (4) Hamas continues to fire rockets indiscriminately toward Israel. (5) Hamas was designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States in October 1997. (6) On November 26, 2023, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces said that 770 ``terrorism events'' were carried out by Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7, 2023, including shootings and hurling stones and Molotov cocktails.…”