[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 30 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H673]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
AID FOR PALESTINIANS
(Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute.)
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I could not help, with my good friend
and colleague eloquently speaking about the children and the pain, to
rise to the floor today, having just stood on the grounds of the United
States Capitol, wondering why we have not been able to pass the $95
billion that would aid in the crises in Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, the
southern border that they left out, and Gaza.
I rise today to associate and agree that we must have humanitarian
aid for the Palestinians, for the children, for Gaza, and we must have
it now.
This is no room to leave out these precious souls and to continue to
leave them without homes, without food, without clothing, without
refuge. It is clear that I stand today for aid to the Palestinians and
humanitarian relief for the children.
I finish, Mr. Speaker, by saying it is important that the President
gave TPS to those Palestinians who cannot return home. Let us bring
humanitarian relief to human beings and to these children, and I know
we can do this together as a Congress. Let's do it now.
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