[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 4, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H1574-H1575]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                BINYAMIN NETANYAHU'S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, it was an honor to have 
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu speak to a joint session of Congress 
yesterday. Israel is one of our country's closest allies, an essential 
partner in restraining Iran's nuclear threat and combating

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the growing threat of terrorist groups like ISIL Daesh.
  Hearing Prime Minister Netanyahu speak out against radical Islam and 
warn the world about the threat of a nuclear Iran, I was reminded of 
another great leader who addressed Congress nearly 75 years ago. 
Winston Churchill and Binyamin Netanyahu are the only two foreign 
leaders to address a joint session of Congress three times.
  Like many, I believe Prime Minister Netanyahu is the Churchill of our 
time. Both men had to fight against global threats of unmatched and 
barbaric proportions but also stood firm to other world leaders 
advancing a strategy of appeasement over strength. I only hope that we 
heed Netanyahu's words now before it is too late to stop the spread of 
nuclear weapons.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops. And may the President, by his 
actions, never forget September the 11th in the global war on 
terrorism.

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