During remarks on the House floor, Rep. Al Green (D-TX) explained his decision to not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint session of Congress.
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00:00Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and still I rise, and I rise today to remind us of the
00:07words of Dr. Martin Luther King. The truest measure of the person is not
00:13where you stand in times of comfort and convenience, but where do you stand in
00:18times of great challenge and controversy? Where do you stand when children in Gaza
00:23are being killed by the thousands? Where do you stand when the infrastructure of
00:28Gaza is being destroyed? Schools, hospitals, homes, where do you stand? I
00:34cannot in good conscience stand with Mr. Netanyahu. I will not be in this
00:39facility today when he speaks. I will not, if it's a standalone bill, vote to send
00:45another dime to Mr. Netanyahu's administration. It's not just Hamas that
00:51he wants to destroy. He is destroying Gaza, and he would, if he could, take all of
00:57Palestine. I cannot in good conscience stand in this house today and say that I
01:05will attend. I yield back the balance of my time.