Political Quotes

“I thank my friend from Illinois for scheduling this Special Order. I rise here tonight once again to lift up the 133 hostages--innocent babies, grandparents, young women who have suffered from awful sexual abuse, and so many others--who were all brutally and illegally captured on October 7 by Hamas, a terrorist organization that has held them in treacherous conditions for 6 months. We don't actually know how many are alive because Hamas has violated just about every single humanitarian law that exists and will not provide a basic list of those who are alive or even provide wellness checks and daily medication to the elderly. Eight of these hostages are Americans, three of whom are sadly now confirmed dead. Three weeks ago, Itay Chen, a 19-year-old soldier in the IDF who was on the border of Gaza on October 7, was determined to have been killed on that fateful day. Hagit and Ruby, Itay's parents, my constituents who are here tonight with several other families of hostages, have fearlessly and courageously led the families of hostages to focus our attention on the urgent need to bring them home. Ruby and the other hostage families should not have to work so hard to keep the hostages front of mind. Since when do Americans show indifference to eight of our own held hostage by a terrorist group?…”