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Tammy Duckworth on Israel Arms Sale Votes and Gaza
Tammy Duckworth · U.S. Senate, Illinois ·
Statement after votes on proposed United States arms sales to Israel
“While I have always supported Israel’s right to defend itself and protect the Israeli people, these dire circumstances must end.”
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Tammy Duckworth on Israel Arms Sale Votes and Gaza. Congress Receipts, https://congressreceipts.com/statements/duckworth-israel-arms-2025/. Original source: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, Jul 30, 2025, https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/as-famine-ravishes-gaza-duckworth-votes-against-trump-administrations-sales-of-american-weapons-to-israel.
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“In this moment, we must all do everything in our power as a global community to get desperately needed aid to the people of Gaza.”
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Jon Ossoff on His Votes on Israel Arms Sales
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Catherine Cortez Masto on Gaza Humanitarian Aid
“We stand in strong support of diplomatic efforts to return all hostages, end the fighting in Gaza, and bring humanitarian relief for the safety and prosperity of the Israeli...”
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Richard Blumenthal on Gaza Aid, Hostages, and a Ceasefire
“We stand in strong support of diplomatic efforts to return all hostages, end the fighting in Gaza, and bring humanitarian relief for the safety and prosperity of the Israeli...”
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Maggie Hassan on Food Aid, Hostages, and a Gaza Ceasefire
“All parties, including the United States, must focus on working together to get food into Gaza as the most urgent priority, and then to reach a negotiated ceasefire that...”
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Andy Kim on Humanitarian Aid Entering Gaza
“There are trucks of aid waiting just outside of Gaza – reportedly 6,000 of them – ready to enter and provide relief. They must be allowed to enter immediately.”
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