[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H7277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     NO WASHINGTON PERMIT REQUIRED

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the United States State Department has 
haughtily told Israel not to build homes in East Jerusalem. It might 
upset the Palestinians, sayeth the State Department. It might even hurt 
their feelings.
  The United States has no business telling Israel or any other country 
where they can or cannot build homes in their own country. Israel 
doesn't need a construction permit from Washington to build a house on 
their own land. What would we think if some country told us we couldn't 
build homes in certain parts of our Nation? We would tell that country, 
in probably not very polite language, ``Mind your own business.''
  The United States is once again meddling in the internal affairs of a 
sovereign nation. This is the arrogance of power. In the meantime, 
Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel is going ahead with the housing 
project without the United States building permit. And good for him.
  And that's just the way it is.

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