Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful for the coauthor of this legislation and a good friend, Congressman Seth Moulton from Massachusetts, a valued Iraq veteran; as well as the original cosponsors, Congresswoman Ileana Ros- Lehtinen and Congressman Ted Deutch. I also appreciate Chairman Ed Royce and the House Foreign Affairs Committee for allowing it to proceed to a floor vote. H.R. 3542, the Hamas Human Shields Prevention Act, will sanction Hamas for violating human rights standards by using civilians as human shields. For far too long, Hamas has taken shelter and launched offenses against Israel from civilian areas, including schools, hospitals, and mosques. Their cowardly actions knowingly and carelessly put innocent lives at risk and are a gross violation of human rights and international law. Last June, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, discovered Hamas tunnels under two of its schools in Gaza, demonstrating how they knowingly integrate terrorist operations with children in civilian areas. Sadly, the Iranians and Hamas are willing to fight to the last Palestinian man, woman, and child in their quest to annihilate the people of Israel. Yet neither Hamas nor Iran have been properly held accountable by responsible nations for their crimes against humanity. Unfortunately, the prior U.S. administration never raised this as a serious issue with the Iranians.…”