Rep. Pocan on Gaza: ‘We Need to Stop the Bombing Now’

Hasan I want to ░░░░░░░░ specific congressman All of ░░░░░░░░ world s major humanitarian ░░░░░░░░ groups human rights groups ░░░░░░░░ N agencies the U ░░░░░░░░ Secretary General the head ░░░░░░░░ the W H O ░░░░░░░░ Pope even the president ░░░░░░░░ France this weekend have ░░░░░░░░ called for a cease ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza Why haven ░░░░░░░░ you and 95 of ░░░░░░░░ congressional colleagues done the ░░░░░░░░ POCAN Actually many more ░░░░░░░░ Part of the problem ░░░░░░░░ there s the idea ░░░░░░░░ a resolution in Congress ░░░░░░░░ the best way to ░░░░░░░░ forward Look we just ░░░░░░░░ the clown show that ░░░░░░░░ work with There s ░░░░░░░░ way a resolution is ░░░░░░░░ pass through Congress So ░░░░░░░░ we need to do ░░░░░░░░ an all fronts attack ░░░░░░░░ includes funding for more ░░░░░░░░ aid I think a ░░░░░░░░ of groups missed that ░░░░░░░░ a few weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden gave us ░░░░░░░░ supplemental We re right ░░░░░░░░ doing a letter Alexandria ░░░░░░░░ Cortez Betty McCollum and ░░░░░░░░ asking for the process ░░░░░░░░ a cease fire immediate ░░░░░░░░ of hostilities And what ░░░░░░░░ the plan Because I ░░░░░░░░ t think there s ░░░░░░░░ plan at all But ░░░░░░░░ s the next steps ░░░░░░░░ are gonna happen And ░░░░░░░░ are gonna have more ░░░░░░░░ to that resolution In ░░░░░░░░ what I recommended to ░░░░░░░░ organizations out there I ░░░░░░░░ heard at least 30 ░░░░░░░░ 40 members say essentially ░░░░░░░░ cease fire including language ░░░░░░░░ I use But we ░░░░░░░░ to put that out ░░░░░░░░ Just on a single ░░░░░░░░ that everyone knows has ░░░░░░░░ chance of passing isn ░░░░░░░░ the only strategy And ░░░░░░░░ think unfortunately for too ░░░░░░░░ weeks people have only ░░░░░░░░ on that and they ░░░░░░░░ trying to pivot to ░░░░░░░░ all these statements Hasan ░░░░░░░░ get the point you ░░░░░░░░ making But you are ░░░░░░░░ congressman who supported Medicare ░░░░░░░░ all and Green New ░░░░░░░░ stuff that can t ░░░░░░░░ through Congress either And ░░░░░░░░ say you support those ░░░░░░░░ because it s aspirational ░░░░░░░░ want to set a ░░░░░░░░ So why not do ░░░░░░░░ for a cease fire ░░░░░░░░ not tonight say Look ░░░░░░░░ know it s not ░░░░░░░░ get through Congress but ░░░░░░░░ d like to see ░░░░░░░░ cease fire in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ Yes I don t ░░░░░░░░ you or I think ░░░░░░░░ have two or four ░░░░░░░░ to deal with this ░░░░░░░░ This has got to ░░░░░░░░ immediate That s why ░░░░░░░░ are saying immediately stop ░░░░░░░░ bombing immediately stop the ░░░░░░░░ of hostilities A cease ░░░░░░░░ in official language sets ░░░░░░░░ a process that eventually ░░░░░░░░ weeks or two months ░░░░░░░░ stop the bombing That ░░░░░░░░ too long We need ░░░░░░░░ stop the bombing now ░░░░░░░░ that s why we ░░░░░░░░ trying to get more ░░░░░░░░ to be saying that ░░░░░░░░ pushing the White House ░░░░░░░░ say that But I ░░░░░░░░ come on a resolution ░░░░░░░░ Congress with Mike Johnson ░░░░░░░░ probably not gonna ever ░░░░░░░░ the right thing We ░░░░░░░░ know that So let ░░░░░░░░ make sure that we ░░░░░░░░ focusing on every possible ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ more bombs are hitting ░░░░░░░░ or schools or refugee ░░░░░░░░