[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 182 (Friday, November 3, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H5382-H5383]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          I STAND WITH ISRAEL

  (Mr. NICKEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NICKEL. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I cast a ``no'' vote for a highly 
partisan supplemental appropriations bill providing security aid to 
Israel.
  Let me be clear: I stand with Israel. Israel isn't just any ally. It 
is a cornerstone of democracy in one of the most volatile regions in 
the world. Security

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assistance should never be tethered to a hyperpartisan, domestic 
financial concession.
  The offset in this bill, slashing IRS staff, actually adds to the 
deficit and would allow billionaires to get away with cheating on their 
taxes.
  In matters of foreign policy, especially with crucial allies like 
Israel, we must rise above partisan politics.
  When a bipartisan supplemental appropriations bill containing aid for 
Israel comes back from the Senate without poison pills, I will 
wholeheartedly support it. That is the clear path forward here and the 
best way to support our friend and ally, Israel.

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