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Blake Moore: I thank the gentleman and appreciate his willingness to participate always. Mr. Speaker, as I wrap up our Special Order…

On the recordApril 17, 2024
I thank the gentleman and appreciate his willingness to participate always. Mr. Speaker, as I wrap up our Special Order and my remarks, the world watched over the weekend as Iran launched an unprecedented attack on our ally, Israel. This attack deservedly was met with scorn and contempt from governments across the world, and it was reassuring to see such strong cooperation from the U.S., U.K., Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia to intercept Iranian missiles to keep Jerusalem and its holy sites from being completely destroyed. I never thought I would be in that situation, to be in Congress, to be a part of legislation this week, to be at this moment, to meet this moment. People watched across the world because of these holy sites. Look, I have said this before, and as I finalize my thoughts here, I think back to one of my first meetings in my first term of Congress. I got to meet with the Consul General from the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles. He was in Utah, and I got a chance to sit down with him. I said, as I dig into this, I am so impressed with the Abraham Accords. Candidly, I think it was President Trump and Vice President Pence's most significant success in our foreign policy during their administration. The Abraham Accords are diplomatic and trade relationships with Israel and Arab nations.…
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Blake Moore
Republican · Utah
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Apr 17, 2024

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