Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, what a great slogan for his campaign.
  Israeli defense minister said that, in villages in south Lebanon: We
are going to be destroying all the houses. The residents will never see
them standing before their eyes again.
  He never mentions Hezbollah.
  The Israeli national security minister, in his own words said: All of
Lebanon should burn . . . all of Lebanon should become our playground.
  Since the beginning, Mr. Speaker, the Israeli political and military
leaders have repeatedly stated that their aim is to implement the
``Gaza model'' in Lebanon.
  Over the past 4 months, we have seen these horrific threats become a
reality. This is a genocidal government that we are arming and
supporting as they ethnically cleanse the Lebanese people.
  Prominent figures in both Israel and the Trump administration are now
openly rooting for the new Lebanese civil war to further destabilize
the country and prolong this invasion. It is sickening.
  Mr. Speaker, to the Lebanese Government, I say: Learn the lessons of
the countries before you and the lessons of Lebanon's own history. The

Israeli Government does not abide by any agreements. They have violated
every single cease-fire in all the so-called peace agreements.

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  Time and time again, a cease-fire with Israel means: You cease; they
fire.
  Wake up. The so-called agreement is not protecting Lebanese people.
This is about apartheid government and structure expanding into your
country. Do not abandon your land and your people and become another
subcontractor for the Israeli occupation.
  Shame on those who separate Beirut with south Lebanon. Lebanon is
Lebanon. They are one people. Letting outsiders divide your people will
only lead to greater instability and another civil war.
  Meanwhile, Mr. Speaker, on the ground, Lebanese people continue to
endure horrific violence. The Israeli Government has killed 10 more
Lebanese in the past 24 hours as we speak on this floor. The
destruction of Lebanon continues with U.S. military support.
  We must act now to save lives, no matter faith. We must end U.S.
support for these atrocities and force an end to the Israeli
Government's invasion and illegal military occupation of Lebanese
territory.
  This vote is not only about ending the invasion of Lebanon. It is
about bringing an end to the disastrous war with Iran. It is connected.
Israel's ongoing military occupation and campaign to destroy Lebanon
threatens to undermine any chance of success for a peace deal and bring
our troops home, to end the war with Iran, a war which has killed
countless civilians and has caused extreme economic suffering for
ordinary Americans right here at home, who are already struggling to
make ends meet.
  The American people are tired of watching their tax dollars fuel
death, destruction, and endless war. They are tired of hearing that we
don't have money for healthcare or childcare at home--
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Ms. TLAIB.--while watching U.S. bombs.
  This vote on the Lebanon War Powers Resolution is clear.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  The gentlewoman is no longer recognized.
  Mr. MAST. Mr. Speaker, there is a lot to unpack right there. I think
I would start with this: The word ``genocidal'' was used. I would
remind the floor that there was only one person on this floor right now
who has been reprimanded for calling for genocide. That person is
walking out as we speak. That person didn't want the transcript of that
allowed into the Record last time. It was the person that was just
speaking.
  Maybe that is not the best person--or maybe that is a good person to
give us definitions on genocide, but I don't think she has read them.
  What kind of ethnic cleansing takes place from a country, a
leadership, or a military that warns people to get out? That doesn't
sound like ethnic cleansing: Get out. Get out if you are a civilian.
Get out of this area. There are attacks coming to kill terrorists.
  That is not what ethnic cleansing looks like. That is not a genocidal
attack, as was the accusation.
  Clearly, the individual has no real interest in debate because the
individual left. I think, as much as we heard conversation about
civilians, there was not one mention of the actual targeted civilian
population, Israelis. That is the targeted civilian population, day in,
day out, by Hezbollah. There was no mention of that.
  Again, the gentlewoman does not seek to have a debate about her own
resolution, which is an odd thing, to not want to debate your own
resolution.
  I would have asked the individual over there if she supports the
Lebanon-United States-Israel framework for peace that is going on right
now.
  As was mentioned, I believe that, in the remarks that she gave, she
doesn't support the Lebanese Government. I am not trying to put words
in her mouth. I am trying to recall everything that was stated.
  If she is not supporting the Lebanese Government, maybe she doesn't
support the framework for peace, and she wants people to fight. Maybe
she wants people to fight instead of peace. I am trying to unpack a lot
of what was put there.
  In the end, I think the most significant reason to vote against this
resolution is a couple of the following: Hezbollah is a terrorist
organization. They are directly targeting civilians constantly in
Israel. It is their day-to-day way of life. There are probably at least
40,000 of them, as we speak, in the south of Lebanon.
  There are not U.S. forces engaged in hostilities in Lebanon, but the
resolution demands that we remove all U.S. forces from hostilities in
Lebanon. It is an impossible thing to do. The ranking member
has acknowledged there are no U.S. forces engaged in hostilities in
Lebanon.

  Again, it is important to support our ally in their combat operations
against this foreign terrorist organization that was responsible for
killing 63 people, 17 Americans, in the U.S. Embassy bombing in Beirut.
The Marine barracks bombing, which killed 241 U.S. servicemembers, was,
again, one of the deadliest terrorist attacks against the United States
of America prior to 9/11.
  In the TWA Flight 847 hijacking, Hezbollah terrorists hijacked the
aircraft and brutally tortured and murdered a U.S. Navy diver, Robert
Stethem. In hostage campaigns, Hezbollah would continually take
hostages over and over again. There are too many stories of that to
list.
  Repeatedly targeting civilians, civilian infrastructure, diplomatic
facilities, and commercial aviation, that is the M.O. of Hezbollah.
Since October 2023, Hezbollah has launched thousands of rockets,
missiles, drones, and anti-tank missiles into Israel, which is holding
the largest American population anywhere in the Middle East. Those are
attacks against Americans indiscriminately, forcing tens of thousands
of civilians to evacuate the area, and many have been killed.
  Hezbollah deliberately targets not only military objectives, but
civilians, diplomatic facilities, aviation, population centers, malls,
cafes, buses, anyplace that they can target. Where there is an innocent
civilian, that is their goal as a place to target, not military
targets, but innocent civilian targets. Again, this is juxtaposed to
Israel, which is conducting operations against terrorists specifically
who hide among civilians, very unfortunately, but whom they give a
warning to over and over again to try to get any civilians exposed to
any danger out of that danger zone.
  Mr. Speaker, I am sure we can talk more about this, but I will let
the ranking member speak about what he wants. I reserve the balance of
my time.
  Mr. MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Speaker, while I have zero confidence this administration will be
transparent with Congress, let me restate clearly that I have seen no
information to indicate United States Armed Forces are engaged in
combat hostilities on the ground in Lebanon.
  Nevertheless, this resolution is a timely and important assertion of
Congress' constitutional authority, one that requires the
administration to come to Congress before sending U.S. forces into
another war.
  Conflict in Lebanon is not new. In 1975, Lebanon's Civil War began a
conflict that would kill over 150,000 people in a country with a
population of just several million.
  The United States sent troops to the country as part of a
multinational force. On October 23, 1983, terrorists drove two truck
bombs into our Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, killing 241 of our
soldiers. It was the deadliest day for our Marines since World War II.
President Reagan made the right call and pulled out our Marines within
4 months.
  We must not, Mr. Speaker, repeat the failures of the past, be they 40
years or 40 days ago. We must not allow this administration to
undermine the fragile cease-fire now in place, drag our troops into
another conflict, or hand Congress' warmaking authority to a President
who has shown no interest in wielding it responsibly.
  Mr. Speaker, I support this resolution and encourage all of my
colleagues to do so, as well. I yield back the balance of my time.