Political Quotes

“I thank the distinguished subcommittee chair for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the en bloc, which includes my important amendment highlighting the United States' continued enabling of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition's ongoing blockade of Yemen. The war in Yemen is now in its sixth year, and it is clear that there is no military solution to the conflict. While the Biden administration announced earlier this year that it would limit U.S. involvement in the conflict, it has never been authorized by Congress, and more needs to be done. This begins by pushing for an end to the Saudi blockade of Yemen, which has exacerbated what continues to be the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with at least 400,000 Yemeni children facing starvation and potential death. The blockade limits delivery of food, fuel, and other critical supplies to the Yemeni people. This is unconscionable when Yemen is already facing the devastation of civil war and an ongoing public health crisis caused by COVID. Madam Speaker, we have to do better. I encourage my colleagues to support this en bloc to send a message that the blockade of Yemen needs to end.”