[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E977]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. VICENTE GONZALEZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 24, 2019

  Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas. Madam Speaker, extenuating circumstances 
regrettably prevented me from voting YEA on H. Res. 246, Opposing 
efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, 
Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel, of which I am a 
co-sponsor. I strongly support this resolution and our ally, the 
Jewish, democratic state of Israel. I am a proponent of a negotiated 
two-state solution for the Israelis and the Palestinians and will 
continue to condemn efforts that stand in the way of the path to peace

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