Political Quotes

“Mr. President, at a later date, I will respond to my colleague from Maryland about UNRWA. But just to let people know who are following this today, I am the ranking Republican on the State, Foreign Ops Appropriations Subcommittee, and I work very well with Senator Coons. Senator Van Hollen is on the committee. There will not be one dime for UNRWA in any bill I support, period. And that is not just me; that is Senator Collins. She is the ranking member who worked very well with Senator Patty Murray to get the supplemental moving. Why is that? Because we believe UNRWA is compromised. I will come and show you the textbooks that UNRWA uses in the Palestinian community to teach the destruction of the Jewish people. I will show you texts from people in charge of UNRWA on the ground celebrating October 7. The case has been made over here that UNRWA is no longer a credible organization worth American taxpayer dollars to fund--not one penny for UNRWA. Helping the Palestinian people begins with changing the way they are taught in school. After we defeated the Germans and the Japanese, it took us a long time to deradicalize a population that was taught from birth to be radical. So what I hope will happen over the course of time is that new people in charge of the Palestinian community in the West Bank and Gaza will stop teaching the death of the Jews, trying to give the Palestinian children a more hopeful life. I hope that happens one day soon.…”