[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 11, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4804-H4805]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 YEMEN WAR AND A WAR POWERS RESOLUTION

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Michigan (Ms. Tlaib) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I stand in solidarity with the people of 
Yemen to call for an immediate end to any and all U.S. support for the 
Saudi coalition.
  Indiscriminate bombing of civilian targets, including hospitals, 
schools, and water treatment plants, as well as the blockading of 
Yemeni ports--committed largely with U.S. weapons and logistical 
support--have resulted in what the United Nations has described as the 
world's worst humanitarian crisis with millions of Yemenis pushed to 
the edge of famine.
  I welcome news that Yemen's warring parties have agreed to a 2-month 
nationwide truce, and to halt all military operations in Yemen, lift 
fuel restrictions, and open the airport.
  Unfortunately, Saudi Arabia has yet to lift its air and sea blockade, 
and as a result, has put the truce and the fate of millions of Yemenis 
in doubt. To strengthen this fragile truce and to further incentivize 
Saudi Arabia to stay at the negotiation table, I urge my colleagues to 
please cosponsor and vote in favor of Representatives Jayapal and 
DeFazio's upcoming War Powers Resolution to end the United States 
military participation and the Saudi-led coalition's war on Yemen.

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  At its core this war is about satisfying the egos and ambitions of 
dictators and regional powers at the expense of mass murder and 
suffering of

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millions of Yemenis all across that country. There is absolutely no 
reason for this, and this should end today.


                        Get the Lead Out Caucus

  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise on behalf of the bipartisan Get the 
Lead Out Caucus, which I started along with my good colleagues, 
Congressman Meijer, Congresswoman Dingell, and Congresswoman Blunt 
Rochester. Since launching our caucus earlier this year, we have grown 
our membership to almost 30 Members of Congress from districts all over 
our Nation.
  Water contamination by lead service lines can be found in every 
single congressional district in our country. Lead in water is a public 
health crisis, Madam Speaker, and the solution is only to fully 
eliminate lead service lines altogether and replace them with safe 
copper and plastic pipe.
  Clean, affordable drinking water is a human right. So, please, I urge 
my colleagues to join us. Join us in our effort in the Get the Lead Out 
Caucus to demonstrate a show of force and solidarity that we can and 
must get lead out of our water once and for all.


                  Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance

  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I recognize the Cody Rouge Community Action 
Alliance for their outstanding service on behalf of the communities of 
Michigan's 13 District Strong as they celebrate their 15th anniversary.
  The Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance was founded to serve the 
needs and goals of the neighborhood residents, businesses, and 
organizations. They have worked to create pathways to greater community 
engagement and to build future leaders through its youth programming 
and create a better quality of life for all.
  Cody Rouge Community Alliance Action has been able to successfully 
connect thousands of residents to critical resources with the support 
of the Cody Rouge Faith Alliance. This alliance includes a multitude of 
instrumental churches in our community as well as neighborhood 
associations.
  So please join me in recognizing the numerous contributions of Cody 
Rouge Community Alliance on behalf of Michigan's 13th Congressional 
District.


              Moment of Silence to Honor Shireen Abu Akleh

  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, earlier we heard our President at the White 
House correspondents' dinner say something very powerful that I will 
share in this Chamber.
  President Biden said:
  ``We honor journalists killed, missing, imprisoned, detained, and 
tortured; covering war, exposing corruption, and holding leaders 
accountable.''
  He further told the journalists:
  ``The free press is not the enemy of the people--far from it. At your 
best, you're guardians of the truth.''
  Today folks woke up this morning all across the world to the killing 
of Shireen Abu Akleh.
  Madam Speaker, let us have a moment of silence as we heard the 
shocking news of this journalist over 20 years, a Palestinian American 
killed.
  So, Madam Speaker, please, a moment of silence.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The House will observe a moment of silence.

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