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On the recordMay 22, 2024
Madam President, I am pleased to join my colleague from West Virginia and others who you will be hearing from--next, our colleague from Nebraska--in regard to our absolutely ironclad support for Israel and why it is so important that we stand and we stand strongly with our friend and ally Israel. On October 7, Hamas committed appalling atrocities against Jews in Southern Israel. I went to Israel one month later to show my support for our close ally during this very dark hour, and I am still today very proud to stand with Israel. But I am very concerned about the Biden administration holding up weapons that need to be delivered to Israel. That is why I have cosponsored two important pieces of legislation requiring the President to expedite delivery of defensive aid to Israel: first, Senator Cotton's Israel Security Assistance Support Act and then the assistance support act that Senator Cruz put forward as well; that is the Assuring Resupply of Munitions Act, or ARM Act. Congress has moved decisively to support Israel, and these bills make crystal clear--there is no doubt about it--our desire that Israel receive our support without hesitation. We said that October 7 can never happen again, but if we say ``never again,'' we should mean it. If we truly mean ``never again,'' then the only path forward is for Israel to win the war--to win the war. And that is why it is so important that we give Israel the tools it needs to win the war as soon as possible.…
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John Hoeven
Republican · North Dakota

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