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Schneider Statement on House Passage of Bipartisan Resolution Urging EU to Designate Hizballah in its Entirety as a Terrorist Organization

September 22, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the House passage of H.Res. 558, a bipartisan resolution he co-led with Reps. Ted Deutch (FL-22), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Kathy Manning (NC-06), Peter Meijer (MI-03), French Hill (AR-02), Ted Lieu (CA-33), Ritchie Torres (NY-15), Ann Wagner (MO-02), and Joe Wilson (SC-02) urging the European Union (EU) to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization.

“This week, the House passed a bipartisan resolution that I co-led with Rep. Ted Deutch and several of my esteemed colleagues to urge the European Union (EU) to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization. Hizballah continues to menace Israel and the entire Middle East by leveraging global financial connections to fund its nefarious activities. To mitigate the threats Hizballah poses to the region, the U.S. should lead our global partners, such as the EU, to recognize Hizballah in its entirety for what it is: a terrorist organization. This change would be an important step toward limiting Hizballah’s ability to funnel foreign aid into terrorist activities carried out by its military wing.”

You can read the full resolution here.

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