00:00Senator from Idaho.
00:03Mr. President, I've come to the floor here today in support of President Trump's nominee
00:09for U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Governor Mike Huckabee, who was reported out of our Foreign Relations Committee recently.
00:18For years, the previous administration wrung its hands and withheld American support for Israel
00:23in the wake of the horrendous, awful October 7th terror attack by Hamas.
00:29Despite this, Israel had the courage to confront Iran, Hamas, and its other proxies, and it has decimated them.
00:38Now, thanks to President Trump's tough negotiations and Israel's courage,
00:43Iran is at its weakest point in decades, and hostages are returning home.
00:49Israel is one of America's greatest allies, a bastion of freedom in the Middle East
00:54and our closest partner in countering Iran's destabilizing efforts in the region.
01:00To execute on President Trump's ironclad support of Israel, we urgently need a qualified ambassador in the region.
01:08I have no doubt Governor Huckabee is that person.
01:12And he will work alongside President Trump and Secretary Rubio and our friends in Israel
01:17to bring peace to a turbulent region and ensure both American and Israeli hostages are brought home from the clutches of Hamas.
01:27The other countries in the region, our Arab allies, our Arab friends, are desperate to see peace in the region.
01:36They want it as badly as anyone else does.
01:38I urge all of my colleagues to support Governor Huckabee and to fill this important national security position.
01:47Thank you, Mr. President.
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