Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to thank the sponsors of this resolution, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Mr. Deutch, for their hard work in crafting such a timely resolution. I thank, once again, Chairman Royce for working with me and the sponsors of this resolution to move this forward expeditiously. Mr. Speaker, one of the things I always say is that the relationship between the United States and Israel is bigger than any of the personalities involved. Presidents come and go, Prime Ministers come and go, Members of Congress come and go, members of the Knesset come and go, but the relationship between the U.S. and Israel endures and endures strongly. The success of the last MOU between the United States and Israel is a great illustration of that fact. I think this resolution and the next memorandum of understanding, which we are expecting any day now, are more indications that, regardless of party, regardless of personalities, the U.S.-Israel alliance is serious business and a major foreign policy concern. Those that try to denigrate Israel overlook the fact that Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East and overlook the fact that we have no better ally in the United States than the people of Israel. I am glad to support this measure. I urge all Members to do the same. Again, the U.S.-Israel alliance is serious business, a major foreign policy concern, and the right thing to do, not only for Israel but for the United States as well.…”