Kathy Manning: “I thank my friend, Representative Brad Schneider, for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this…”

“I thank my friend, Representative Brad Schneider, for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bipartisan resolution that I reintroduced with Congressman Brad Schneider and colleagues on both sides of the aisle. This resolution, originally introduced by former Congressman Ted Deutch and passed by the House last Congress, urges the European Union to designate Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist organization. Mr. Speaker, the terrorist group Hezbollah is a linchpin of Iran's axis of resistance and is responsible for thousands of civilian deaths in the Middle East and around the globe, including the 1983 Marine Corps barracks bombing in Beirut and the 1994 AMIA Jewish community center bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Until 9/11, Hezbollah had killed more Americans than any other terrorist group. Today, it maintains an arsenal of 150,000 rockets aimed at Israel. In recent weeks, Hezbollah has fired upon Israel, threatening to open up a second front in the war along Israel's northern border, risking a wider regional confrontation and putting civilians in Lebanon at risk. Given these facts, it is incomprehensible that any EU member state can credibly assert any distinction between Hezbollah's so-called military and political wings. The truth is, there is one unified Hezbollah, and it is dedicated to carrying out terrorist activities around the world.…”