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Ayanna Pressley: “Congress must not sit idly by while the Trump administration…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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'We Must Not Be Complicit': Ayanna Pressley Blasts Israeli Military Activity In Lebanon

Published | Video Starts at 00:20

These are not abstract statistics. These are real lives. A baby who will grow up without a mother, an elder who is fleeing the only home they've ever known. Congress must not sit idly by while the Trump administration supports Netanyahu's barbaric warfare. We must not be complicit. We must take action for peace and pass this War Powers Resolution. I urge my colleagues to vote yes on HCON res 84. (00:20–00:27)

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Asserts that the Trump administration supports Netanyahu's military actions, which are described as barbaric.

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