Political Quotes

“I thank my very dear friend and colleague, Cathy McMorris Rodgers from the great State of Washington, for leading our delegation, for putting this Special Order together this evening, and for including all of us--Dr. Phil Roe from Tennessee, my good friend Bradley Byrne from Alabama, and there have been others--who have made this journey with the U.S. Israel Education Association from both the Senate and the U.S. House. It is just so marvelous to stand in support of the U.S.-Israel relationship, a decades-long partnership that underpins security in the Middle East and promotes democratic flourishing throughout the entire region at a time, sadly, of heightened anti-Semitism that we are seeing across the globe. It is more important than ever that we maintain this strong connection to this very, very key ally of ours in Israel. Israel is deeply invested in achieving peace in the Middle East, and so is the United States of America. We will always, all of us, stand collectively with Israel as they work toward the achievement of this goal. As my good friend Bradley Byrne from the great State of Alabama expressed, in August, we traveled as a delegation and had the opportunity to go to Israel with the U.S. Israel Education Association and my colleagues. We saw firsthand Israelis and Palestinians working together to promote peace and harmony.…”