Quorum call mrs. Boxer mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from california. Mrs. Boxer i ask had a the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mrs. Boxer mr. President , we all know that our ally israel is in a fight for its survival because a terrorist group so named by the United States and europe is at war with israel right now. And we remember how it all started with the kidnapping of three israeli boys and the torture and their death, and hamas praised that. Tragically, there was a revenge killing, and the government arrested those responsible for it and theyre going to pay for that. While hamas praises praises what happened. Today i spoke with the ambassador, and i have to say just now this is what i heard him say, and i havent factchecked this, but as i understand it, there was a ceasefire in place. All sides agreed. Everybody agreed. Israel was going to be allowed to clear out the tunnels, which are being used to open up to had to h
Police. When i first heard about his vicious attack he faced at the hand of the us rail hi police, i saw Israeli Police, i saw his bloody face and his swollen face and his unconscious body in the hospital. I feared for his life. I didnt know whether my son was going to survive or not. I could not bear to watch the video of his beating. What if he was screaming for help . I could not be by his side to comfort him. When i arrived at the hospital to see him, there was an Israeli Police officer guarding his door. He refused to let me in at first and i pleaded to him, i told him, but im his mother until my husband convinced him finally to let me see my son. When i got the chance to go in and see him, before i got in the Israeli Police officer told me that i could not get near him, touch him or speak to him. When i looked over at him, it was like looking at someone i didnt know, i was meeting for the first time. His face was distorted. He just, he did not look normal. Um, he was sleeping, an
Israelis. On augustongress is break, cspan prime time will feature a wide range of political views and topics. These programs include the National Association of latino elected officials and western conservative conference and will have a update on 2014 senate races. Cspan prime time monday through friday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. A discussion about improving Veterans Health services. This is just over 40 minutes. Washington journal continues. The first guest of the morning is alex nicholson. Good morning. For those who may not know about your group, what would you want people to know . Ours is the first Large Organization of veterans of the conflicts in iraq and afghanistan. We are growing exponentially and we represent the interests of that constituency here in washington and around the country. I assume you have been closely watching the a reform bill process. When it was finally passed by the house and the senate one of the things they referred to was the bandaid falling off soon. Gue