Political Quotes

“today I come before the Senate with a heart full of grief. I come shaken by anger and fear but with a resolve to act. I come with my spirit moved down to its core by the terrible things I saw these past few days. This morning, I returned to the United States after leading a bipartisan delegation to Israel along with Senators Rosen and Kelly and Romney and Cassidy. As the first Jewish majority leader, as the highest ranking Jewish elected official ever in America, I wanted to be there, and I felt an obligation to be there. It was a trip I will remember for the rest of my life, a visit to the only Jewish State on Earth, facing one of the darkest hours of its 75- year history, probably the darkest hour. We traveled to deliver a simple and unmistakable message: We, the American people, stand with the people of Israel in this moment of need. We said to the people of Israel: We have your back. We feel your pain. We ache with you. And in the coming weeks, the U.S. Senate will do everything possible to help Israel eliminate the threat that Hamas presents and help Israel in every way we can. I thank my colleagues who joined me on this important trip. I thank everyone who will be traveling there this coming weekend. Right now, our presence means the world to Israel. They were so gratified that American Senators came to stand with them in their moments of grief and sorrow. It was clear that just being there made a tremendous difference and boosted their resolve.…”