'I will never apologize for speaking out on behalf of children hiding under their bed somewhere like I was, waiting for the bullets to stop,' said Ilhan. 'I am proud to introduce the Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act.'
, which"imposes universal human rights and humanitarian conditions on security cooperation with the United States."
"That is why I cannot remain silent in the face of children being bombed in buses in Yemen," she explained, referencing the U.S.-backed assault led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates."That is why I cannot remain silent as the poorest countries in the world face climate devastation—even though they are the least able to afford it and are the least responsible for its causes.
"And that is why I will never apologize for speaking out on behalf of children hiding under their bed somewhere like I was, waiting for the bullets to stop," Omar added."I am proud to introduce the Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act to ensure that there are consequences to human rights abuses regardless of who commits them. America has led the world in standing up for human rights before. It's time for us to seize the mantle of leadership again.
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