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Peter Welch: “This is an opinion that is not just my own, but it's…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Senator Peter Welch's refusal to support sending more taxpayer dollars to Israel

Published | Video Starts at 00:56

And of course, it has severely compromised any remaining hope, almost all remaining hope, for the two state solution that we all know is ultimately essential to for peace in the Middle East. And This is an opinion that is not just my own, but it's expressed by a large majority of Vermonters who have contacted me and shared their dismay at the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. during my years in Congress. Mr. President, like you, I have voted for tens of billions of dollars in aid for Israel, but I cannot send more taxpayer dollars to … (00:56–01:09)

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Asserts that a majority of Vermonters share his opinion on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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