[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1011]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      U.S. MUST USE ITS LEVERAGE TO GET HUMANITARIAN AID INTO GAZA

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, we cannot ignore the suffering happening 
in Gaza. Children are dying of malnutrition. There is no food, no clean 
water, no medicine, and over 2 million people are starving in desperate 
need of help.
  The October 7 attack by Hamas against innocent Israeli civilians and 
the taking of hostages are horrific crimes, but I am horrified by Prime 
Minister Netanyahu's response. His government's actions against 
civilians in Gaza are intolerable and wrong.
  U.S. law says no aid shall be furnished under the Foreign Assistance 
Act or the Arms Export Control Act to any country that: `` . . . 
restricts, directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of United 
States humanitarian assistance.''
  Mr. Speaker, I would say to President Biden that if the Netanyahu 
government continues to keep humanitarian aid from entering Gaza at the 
scale required to meet the needs of the people of Gaza, then you must, 
Mr. President, use the full leverage of U.S. law to get the trucks 
rolling again. The lives of millions are counting on you.

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