[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 10, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2275]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HAMAS IS RESPONSIBLE

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, we need to be unequivocally clear about one 
thing: Hamas is responsible for every single loss of life in Israel and 
Gaza since their barbaric attack on October 7.
  Hamas, conducting a war from beneath the homes and kitchens of 
citizens, is putting civilians in danger, not this ridiculous assertion 
made against Israel, which is merely defending itself against these 
sources of attack.
  There can be no cease-fire until Hamas surrenders, releases every 
hostage, and ceases firing at Israel and its innocent citizens.
  It is shameful that the Biden White House and Senate majority Leader 
Schumer are walking back support of one of our greatest allies.
  Meanwhile, there are increasingly concerning pro-Iran/Muslim 
Brotherhood influences inside our own State Department.
  Israel has an undeniable right to defend themselves from their 
attackers.
  The U.S. must continue to support military armaments, including the 
Iron Dome missile defense system, and never encourage our ally to 
surrender to the terrorists who want them dead and to not exist.

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