Josh Gottheimer: “I thank Mr. Raskin for yielding me time. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the rule which adopts bipartisan language…”

“I thank Mr. Raskin for yielding me time. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the rule which adopts bipartisan language which I introduced with my good friends, Congressman Tom Reed and Congressman Ted Deutch, reaffirming the United States' ironclad commitment to providing security assistance to our historic ally, Israel, which, as ever, is key to America's national security in the region, especially in our fight against terror. This vote officially puts to rest the splinter view of adding new conditions on aid to Israel and reinforces our historic commitment to restoring a two-state solution. I want to thank my good friend, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, for his leadership on this issue and for including our language in his manager's amendment. Madam Speaker, as we have seen in recent weeks, Israel, the democracy in the region, faces threats like no other country of missile and rocket attacks from terrorist organizations, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, as well as the ongoing threat of Iranian-backed forces in Syria. Vital security assistance to Israel, including missile defense funding for Iron Dome, David's Sling, and Arrow 3, helps our ally to defend itself and preserve its qualitative military edge in the region. That is why in 2016 under the Obama administration, the U.S.…”