Congress Must Act Now

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Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, last Saturday, Iran launched an unprecedented attack on our key democratic ally, Israel. The Government of Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism worldwide. It consistently uses proxies to attack the Jewish state and supplies weapons to aid Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Iran's direct attack on Israel underscores the serious threat to the global order and to democracy that the world is facing.

Israel is under attack. Ukraine is running out of ammunition, as we speak. It is far past time for Congress to act. The Speaker must immediately bring the Senate supplemental aid package to the floor. That aid package passed the Senate with 70 votes from both Democrats and Republicans.

Bring it to the floor now so we can pass it, send it to the President's desk, and deliver this long overdue crucially needed aid to our allies as soon as possible.

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