Political Quotes

“I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the United States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Act. I want to start by thanking Mr. Deutch and Mr. Wilson for their extraordinary leadership in crafting this measure. This is another piece of bipartisan legislation that underscores the vitality and bipartisanship of the U.S.-Israel relationship. The centerpiece of this bill is a provision that writes into law the 10-year memorandum of understanding President Obama signed with Israel before he left office. The legislation also enhances U.S.-Israel cooperation on a wide range of issues, from helping veterans confront issues with PTSD, to advancing space cooperation, to developing new ways to get clean water. In addition, the bill advances other critical priorities. It helps ensure that the families of American victims of terrorism will get their day in court, so they can finally see some justice after their loved ones were so cruelly taken from them. And it includes a legal fix that will restore U.S. assistance to Palestinians that has been cut off in recent months. When I traveled to the West Bank in May, I saw the impacts of this funding cut firsthand. I visited a water treatment system in Jericho that is ready to go into place, already paid for by the United States but, because of legislation Congress passed last year, they can't take the tiny extra step needed to get it up and running.…”