The speaker pro tempore witt. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Mccaul madam speaker, the october 7 massacre was a cruel, barbaric, and bloody as anything i have ever seen. Hamas unleashed pure evil on israel that day. The Hamas Terrorists filmed themselves committing brutal atrocities because they were so proud of their barbaric acts. In fact, in just hours, they murdered 1,200 innocent people and took over 250 hostages, including americans. I say this to remind my colleagues of the moral clarity that we as a body felt in the aftermath of these brutal attacks. It was obvious to us then that hamas was ruthless. It was obvious to us that hamas needed to be eradicated toen sure israels security. And it was obvious to us that hamas would fight dirty and use innocent civilians as human shields. And it was obvious to us that israel had no choice but to win this war and end the perpetual terrorist threat. We all, republicans and democrats, spent those weeks talking about our steadfast support
Allegations. Mr. Lew denied those allegations. Senator cardin the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Todays hearing carries great importance for the United States, for israel and the region. The attacks by hamas just over 10 days ago in israel marked the deadliest day for jews since the holocaust. Abducting elderly in wheelchairs, burning people alive and killing babies in front of parents, it was not only horrific and barbaric, but methodically planned and carried out. Hamas has started a war. Given the state of emergency that israel faces, the United States needs a confirmed u. S. Ambassador in jerusalem. We need somewhere to reenforce that the United States stands with israel in response to the unprecedented terrorist attack. We need someone to lead the selfless personnel who have been working nonstop at mission israel. We need an ambassador to work with our israeli partners and provide help. Secretary lew, we hold this nomination today. I am committed to getting
Nuclear deal when he was treasury secretary during the Obama Administration. Some republican lawmakers implied that he did not come forward with transparency on allegations. Mr. Lew denied those allegations. Senator cardin the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Todays hearing carries great importance for the United States, for israel and the region. The attacks by hamas just over 10 days ago in israel marked the deadliest day for jews since the holocaust. Abducting elderly in wheelchairs, burning people alive and killing babies in front of parents, it was not only horrific and barbaric, but methodically planned and carried out. Hamas has started a war. Given the state of emergency that israel faces, the United States needs a confirmed u. S. Ambassador in jerusalem. We need somewhere to reenforce that the United States stands with israel in response to the unprecedented terrorist attack. We need someone to lead the selfless personnel who have been working nonstop at
Chair cardin killing babies in front of parents, it was not only horrific and barbaric, but methodically planned and carried out. Hamas has started a war. Given the dangerous state of emergency that israel faces, the United States needs a confirmed u. S. Ambassador in jerusalem. We need someone there to reinforce the message that the United States stands shoulder to shoulder with the state of israel as a response to the unprecedented terrorist attack. We need someone to lead the remarkable, selfless u. S. Personnel who have been working nonstop at mission israel. We need an ambassador who can work with our israeli partners and help provide services to over 600,000 american citizens here. Secretary lew, it was with great urgency that we hold this nomination hearing today. I am committed to getting you in place in israel as soon as possible. I want to thank senator risch for working with me so we could expedite this hearing today. I thank him for that. We both agree speed is of the essen
Motivations to release classified information continue watching the Committee Meeting on our free mobile app, cspan now. Well leave it to return to the house to fulfill cspans 45year commitment to covering congress. Members are about to debate several measures on Law Enforcement and Border Security. Theyll also debate legislation to compel the Biden Administration to end its pause on weapons shipments to israel. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. Gear us up, o god, for whatever lies ahead of us this day. Equip us for the work you would have us do in the situations we will face. And do not let us take this preparation lightly. For the battles we fight are more than policies and politics. We do not wrestle just against contrary human opinions and opposing ambitions. But ours is a fight to preserve Mutual Understanding and respect in a world she rowedded in the dark shrouded in the dark