Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024

Floor Speech

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Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be a cosponsor of this bill authored by my good friend from California, Ken Calvert.

This legislation provides additional security assistance to ensure Israel, our greatest Middle Eastern ally, survives the most significant threats to its existence to date.

The Jewish people are confronting the unspeakable evil of Hamas, which perpetrated a callous, barbaric attack against the State of Israel, and continues to hold more than 132 people hostage in Gaza, including fellow Americans.

Israel needs our support to ensure they can win this war and bring every hostage home, as well as counter the other threats to their national security. This bill reaffirms the United States' strong commitment to supporting the people of Israel by providing critical funding to reinforce the Israeli defense system and does so without compromising our own readiness.

In addition, it ensures our ability to protect U.S. citizens and personnel in Israel. We cannot, and must not, turn our back on our ally. Doing so would only embolden Hamas, incentivize Iran to continue funding ruthless attacks on Israel, and weaken the security of American personnel in the region, not to mention the harm it would eventually bring to our own Nation here at home.

We either ensure that Israel has the resources to win, or we will eventually be forced to fight the same enemies here. Those who want to annihilate Israel wish to do the same to America.

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