[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 121 (Thursday, July 25, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4931]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                THANKING NETANYAHU FOR UNIFYING MESSAGE

  (Mr. MEUSER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, Prime Minister Netanyahu's joint address 
yesterday sent a bipartisan message of patriotism, strength, and unity. 
It underscored our joint responsibility to uphold freedom, prosperity, 
and security for our citizens and the world.
  On October 7, Israel was brutally attacked by Hamas. Babies were 
burned, women were raped, and people were murdered in the worst ways 
possible. Israel has the obligation to respond to these atrocities, 
ensuring Hamas is unable to perpetrate another attack on future 
generations of Israelis, which Hamas has promised to do.
  In his address, Netanyahu praised the diplomatic progress achieved in 
the Middle East under the Trump administration as well as the Biden 
administration, the Abraham Accords chief among them.
  The Prime Minister ended with a message of hope, hope that Israel and 
its partners can bring long-lasting peace to the region.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the Prime Minister for his unifying message and 
will continue to stand strongly with Israel as they fight to defeat 
Hamas, ensure hostages are released, and return peace and stability to 
the Middle East.
  As the Consul General of Israel said to me just recently in reference 
to the hostages, and in the words of Moses, who stands atop this House 
Chamber, ``Let my people go.''

                          ____________________