Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call attention to the massacre of the Palestinian people and the urgent need to de-escalate the Middle East. For months now, after the brutal attack on October 7, the world has watched in horror as the crisis in Gaza has worsened daily. Today, less than 200 days later, nearly 34,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces. Every day that goes by without a cease-fire is another day that Palestinians are subjected to violence, starvation, death, and destruction. Every day that we do not de-escalate the region, more lives are put at risk. Mr. Speaker, I condemn the Iranian military's attack on Israel, and I condemn the Israeli military's attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria. These escalations are dangerous, and we now find ourselves at a critical inflection point. We can either leverage diplomacy to de- escalate tensions and push for peace, or we can stand idly by as this spirals into a broader regional conflict that will result in more loss of life--Palestinian, Israeli, and American. We must de-escalate, and facilitating a lasting cease-fire in the region is the only path forward. Some of my colleagues seem all too willing to rush into an endless war with Iran and continue providing a blank check to the Israeli military. Right now, Palestinians in Gaza are being starved, bombed, tortured, and executed. Generations of Palestinian families have been wiped out. Over 2 million are displaced from homes that have been razed to the ground.…”