Steve Scalise: “I thank Chairman McCaul and Ranking Member Meeks for coming together on this critical, important piece of legislation…”

“I thank Chairman McCaul and Ranking Member Meeks for coming together on this critical, important piece of legislation, the first piece of legislation under Speaker Mike Johnson, to stand with our friend Israel as they are under attack from Hamas and other terrorist organizations. Let's not forget what has happened because there are reports that Iran and other terrorist organizations worked with Hamas for not only months, but possibly over a year, planning these vicious attacks that now result in war and death of so many people--not just Israelis, Americans, hostages, so many injured, and thousands more. This is horrific. This is an opportunity for people all around the world to stand with Israel's right to defend themselves. As we look at the casualties, the devastation, and the barbaric nature of the attacks coming from Hamas and Gaza, we must recognize that the funding that goes to these terrorist organizations can be stopped with stronger action from this Congress. I know we are going to be coming together again to address some of those issues. We need to stand up against Iran's ability to sell oil on the world markets because they use those billions of dollars in funds to also augment and fund terrorism to groups like Hamas. Everybody knows it happens, it has been going on for years and years and it must stop. We must stand up against it.…”