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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Levin (CA-49)

October 07, 2025

Washington, D.C.—Reps. Mike Levin (CA-49) and Sean Casten (IL-06), co-chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Clean Energy Deployment Task Force, today led 163 House Democrats in a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright condemning the termination of $8 billion for projects that were set to lower electricity costs for Americans and increase grid reliability. The lawmakers further demanded that DOE immediately reinstate the projects.

“The projects that the Department of Energy (DOE) has unilaterally decided to cancel were driving down costs for all our constituents—regardless of their political affiliation,” the lawmakers wrote. “Household electric bills have already increased 10% nationally since January 2025 and are poised to spike even further. This Administration’s reckless energy policy and award terminations, designed to stifle the development of cheap, clean energy and prop up more expensive dirty energy, will only further increase the cost burden for families to keep the lights on.”

On October 2^nd, DOE announced it would terminate 321 financial awards supporting 223 projects, in 136 Congressional districts, including 108 represented by Democrats and 28 represented by Republicans, accounting for approximately $8 billion. Three projects were canceled in California’s 49^th Congressional District, including $1.2 billion statewide for ARCHES hydrogen production hubs, $8.8 million for Smartville electric battery recycler, and $2 million for GKN Hydrogen Corp. California lost more than $3.3 billion in funding as a result of these cancellations. The terminated projects were intended to lower energy costs for consumers, improve grid reliability, create jobs, and strengthen the United States’ global leadership in energy innovation.

A recent report found that Americans in at least 41 states and Washington, D.C., have seen increased electricity and natural gas costs under the Trump Administration. The terminations are the latest action in the Trump Administration’s war on cheap energy.

In addition to Reps. Casten and Levin, the letter was signed by Reps. Aguilar, Amo, Ansari, Auchincloss, Balint, Barragán, Beatty, Bell, Bera, Beyer, Bishop, Bonamici, Boyle, Brownley, Budzinski, Bynum, Carbajal, Carson, Carter, Case, Castor, Cherfilus-McCormick, Chu, Cisneros, Clarke, Cleaver, Cohen, Conaway, Correa, Costa, Courtney, Crockett, Crow, Davis (IL), Dean, DeGette, DelBene, Deluzio, DeSaulnier, Dexter, Doggett, Elfreth, Espaillat, Evans, Fields, Foster, Friedman, Garamendi, García (IL), Garcia (CA), Garcia (TX), Goldman, Gomez, Goodlander, Gottheimer, Green, Harder, Hayes, Himes, Horsford, Houlahan, Hoyer, Hoyle, Huffman, Ivey, Jackson (IL), Jacobs, Jayapal, Johnson (GA), Kamlager-Dove, Kelly, Kennedy, Khanna, Krishnamoorthi, Landsman, Larsen, Larson, Latimer, Lee (PA), Lee (NV), Leger Fernandez, Liccardo, Lieu, Lofgren, Lynch, Magaziner, Mannion, Matsui, McBride, McClain Delaney, McClellan, McCollum, McGovern, McIver, Menendez, Meng, Mfume, Min, Morelle, Morrison, Moulton, Mrvan, Mullin, Nadler, Neal, Neguse, Norton, Ocasio-Cortez, Olszewski, Omar, Panetta, Pappas, Peters, Pettersen, Pingree, Pocan, Pou, Quigley, Ramirez, Randall, Riley, Rivas, Ross, Ruiz, Salinas, Sánchez, Scanlon, Schakowsky, Schneider, Schrier, Scott (VA), Sewell, Sherman, Simon, Smith (WA), Sorensen, Soto, Stansbury, Stanton, Strickland, Subramanyam, Swalwell, Takano, Thanedar, Thompson (MS), Thompson (CA), Tokuda, Tonko, Torres (CA), Trahan, Tran, Vargas, Vasquez, Veasey, Velázquez, Vindman, Walkinshaw, Wasserman Schultz, Watson Coleman, Whitesides, and Williams.

A copy of the letter can be found here. Full text of the letter can be found below.

Dear Secretary Wright,

We write to condemn the Department of Energy’s (DOE) termination of 321 financial awards, supporting 223 projects supporting energy resilience across the country. We are deeply concerned about your Department’s attempt to rebrand the elimination of U.S. clean energy as “$7.56 billion in savings” to taxpayers and the potential political motivations behind the targeting of projects in Democratic-leaning states

This decision is a reversal of properly awarded projects that will harm American jobs, drive private capital out of our country, weaken our power grid, and give China a strategic edge. This Administration’s decision to play political games will result in genuine harm at a time when millions of American families are already struggling to pay their electricity bills amidst the everrising cost of living. These blatantly partisan cancellations must immediately be reversed.

The projects that the Department of Energy (DOE) has unilaterally decided to cancel were driving down costs for all our constituents—regardless of their political affiliation. Household electric bills have already increased 10% nationally since January 2025 and are poised to spike even further. This Administration’s reckless energy policy and award terminations, designed to stifle the development of cheap clean energy and prop up more expensive dirty energy, will only further increase the cost burden for families to keep the lights on.

Your press statement claims these projects “did not adequately advance the nation’s energy needs, were not economically viable, and would not provide a positive return on investment.” That is a pretext for cancellations that track political talking points, not facts. Many of these awards had already passed rigorous review, and many of those had already been processed. Companies hired workers, signed contracts, broke ground, and put up private capital in reliance on DOE commitments. Calling that “savings” ignores stranded equipment orders, canceled subcontracts, and layoffs—real costs that ripple through American supply chains. Instead of executing Congress’s direction to build U.S. energy leadership and grid reliability, DOE is moving the goalposts while terminating the very projects that would deliver results.

The consequences of these actions are significant: cancellations will shutter facilities, kill jobs, and stall critical domestic manufacturing. They also inject avoidable uncertainty into energy markets—forcing investors to consider political risks that you have created, which raises financing costs. Terminating grid and manufacturing projects locks in congestion and supplychain bottlenecks, which will lead to higher long-term electricity prices for households and businesses.

We are at a moment of unprecedented growth in electricity demand, which is expected to increase by 25% by 2030. At a time when more energy supply is needed than ever, these cuts will only exacerbate upward pressure on electricity prices by stranding low-cost supply, delaying grid expansion, and increasing reliance on higher-cost imports. In your confirmation hearing, you pledged to pursue “all sources of affordable, reliable energy” to meet these challenges. By terminating awards for cheap energy solutions and those that strengthen the grid, you are going against your word and worsening the very problem you promised to help solve.

Eliminating the Grid Deployment Office and Office of Clean Energy Deployment projects delays transmission and weakens grid resilience, a shortsighted decision that threatens even steeper increasing costs to American consumers and businesses in the future. Additionally, these socalled “savings” waste sunk federal and state dollars and betray disadvantaged communities by erasing critical work to reduce pollution and improve energy affordability.

Fifteen years ago, China generated less electricity than the United States. Today, China generates more than twice as much as we do —and the gap continues to grow. As China and other nations continue to innovate and build the energy technologies of the future, this is precisely the wrong time for the U.S. to back out and cede our technological leadership. The rest of the world will continue to innovate with or without us, and these grant terminations will only set our innovation back at a pivotal time.

It is difficult for us to believe that these project terminations were anything but a partisan targeting of states that are not politically aligned with this Administration. These terminations undermine the spirit of competitive, merit-based awards and throw into question the fairness of the award process under this Administration.

As such, we demand that DOE take the following immediate actions by Tuesday, October 14, 2025:

1. Suspend all terminations and de-obligations and reinstate the projects.
2. Provide a complete list of affected awards (office, recipient, state, award number, selection date, federal obligation, non-federal cost share, milestone status) along with the project-specific written justification for termination.
3. Identify the specific statutory and regulatory authorities relied upon for these mass postaward terminations.
4. Preserve and provide all Department of Energy records, memoranda, and communications related to the review and termination of these awards, including those resulting from the May 2025 Secretarial memorandum “Ensuring Responsibility for Financial Assistance.”
5. Describe DOE’s process for recipient appeals and dispute resolution, including timelines, decision-makers, and whether interim funding will be permitted to avoid waste while appeals are pending.

Dismantling America’s advanced-energy buildout under the banner of “savings” does not protect taxpayers—it subsidizes our competitors. It means higher bills and fewer American jobs. We will utilize every oversight and legislative tool available to ensure the DOE follows the law, honors congressional intent, and keeps the United States at the forefront of the global energy race.

Sincerely,

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Levin (CA-49)

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Sean Casten (IL-06)

October 07, 2025

Washington, D.C. (October 7th, 2025) — U.S. Congressmen Sean Casten (IL-06) and Mike Levin (CA-49), co-chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Clean Energy Deployment Task Force, led 163 House Democrats in a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright condemning the termination of $8 billion of projects that were set to lower electricity costs for Americans and increase grid reliability. The lawmakers further demanded that DOE immediately reinstate the projects.

“The projects that the Department of Energy (DOE) has unilaterally decided to cancel were driving down costs for all our constituents—regardless of their political affiliation,” the lawmakers wrote. “Household electric bills have already increased 10% nationally since January 2025 and are poised to spike even further. This Administration’s reckless energy policy and award terminations, designed to stifle the development of cheap, clean energy and prop up more expensive dirty energy, will only further increase the cost burden for families to keep the lights on.”

On October 2nd, DOE announced it would terminate 321 financial awards supporting 223 projects, in 136 Congressional districts, including 108 represented by Democrats and 28 represented by Republicans, accounting for approximately $8 billion. The terminated projects were intended to lower energy costs for consumers, improve grid reliability, create jobs, and strengthen the United States’ global leadership in energy innovation.

A recent report found that Americans in at least 41 states and Washington, D.C., have seen increased electricity and natural gas costs under the Trump Administration. The terminations are the latest action in the Trump Administration’s war on cheap energy.

In addition to Reps. Casten and Levin, the letter was signed by Reps. Aguilar, Amo, Ansari, Auchincloss, Balint, Barragán, Beatty, Bell, Bera, Beyer, Bishop, Bonamici, Boyle, Brownley, Budzinski, Bynum, Carbajal, Carson, Carter, Case, Castor, Cherfilus-McCormick, Chu, Cisneros, Clarke, Cleaver, Cohen, Conaway, Correa, Costa, Courtney, Crockett, Crow, Davis (IL), Dean, DeGette, DelBene, Deluzio, DeSaulnier, Dexter, Doggett, Elfreth, Espaillat, Evans, Fields, Foster, Friedman, Garamendi, García (IL), Garcia (CA), Garcia (TX), Goldman, Gomez, Goodlander, Gottheimer, Green, Harder, Hayes, Himes, Horsford, Houlahan, Hoyer, Hoyle, Huffman, Ivey, Jackson (IL), Jacobs, Jayapal, Johnson (GA), Kamlager-Dove, Kelly, Kennedy, Khanna, Krishnamoorthi, Landsman, Larsen, Larson, Latimer, Lee (PA), Lee (NV), Leger Fernandez, Liccardo, Lieu, Lofgren, Lynch, Magaziner, Mannion, Matsui, McBride, McClain Delaney, McClellan, McCollum, McGovern, McIver, Menendez, Meng, Mfume, Min, Morelle, Morrison, Moulton, Mrvan, Mullin, Nadler, Neal, Neguse, Norton, Ocasio-Cortez, Olszewski, Omar, Panetta, Pappas, Peters, Pettersen, Pingree, Pocan, Pou, Quigley, Ramirez, Randall, Riley, Rivas, Ross, Ruiz, Salinas, Sánchez, Scanlon, Schakowsky, Schneider, Schrier, Scott (VA), Sewell, Sherman, Simon, Smith (WA), Sorensen, Soto, Stansbury, Stanton, Strickland, Subramanyam, Swalwell, Takano, Thanedar, Thompson (MS), Thompson (CA), Tokuda, Tonko, Torres (CA), Trahan, Tran, Vargas, Vasquez, Veasey, Velázquez, Vindman, Walkinshaw, Wasserman Schultz, Watson Coleman, Whitesides, and Williams.

Text of the letter can be found below. A copy of the letter can be found here.

Dear Secretary Wright,

We write to condemn the Department of Energy’s (DOE) termination of 321 financial awards, supporting 223 projects supporting energy resilience across the country. We are deeply concerned about your Department’s attempt to rebrand the elimination of U.S. clean energy as “$7.56 billion in savings” to taxpayers and the potential political motivations behind the targeting of projects in Democratic-leaning states

This decision is a reversal of properly awarded projects that will harm American jobs, drive private capital out of our country, weaken our power grid, and give China a strategic edge. This Administration’s decision to play political games will result in genuine harm at a time when millions of American families are already struggling to pay their electricity bills amidst the everrising cost of living. These blatantly partisan cancellations must immediately be reversed.

The projects that the Department of Energy (DOE) has unilaterally decided to cancel were driving down costs for all our constituents—regardless of their political affiliation. Household electric bills have already increased 10% nationally since January 2025 and are poised to spike even further. This Administration’s reckless energy policy and award terminations, designed to stifle the development of cheap clean energy and prop up more expensive dirty energy, will only further increase the cost burden for families to keep the lights on.

Your press statement claims these projects “did not adequately advance the nation’s energy needs, were not economically viable, and would not provide a positive return on investment.” That is a pretext for cancellations that track political talking points, not facts. Many of these awards had already passed rigorous review, and many of those had already been processed. Companies hired workers, signed contracts, broke ground, and put up private capital in reliance on DOE commitments. Calling that “savings” ignores stranded equipment orders, canceled subcontracts, and layoffs—real costs that ripple through American supply chains. Instead of executing Congress’s direction to build U.S. energy leadership and grid reliability, DOE is moving the goalposts while terminating the very projects that would deliver results.

The consequences of these actions are significant: cancellations will shutter facilities, kill jobs, and stall critical domestic manufacturing. They also inject avoidable uncertainty into energy markets—forcing investors to consider political risks that you have created, which raises financing costs. Terminating grid and manufacturing projects locks in congestion and supplychain bottlenecks, which will lead to higher long-term electricity prices for households and businesses.

We are at a moment of unprecedented growth in electricity demand, which is expected to increase by 25% by 2030. At a time when more energy supply is needed than ever, these cuts will only exacerbate upward pressure on electricity prices by stranding low-cost supply, delaying grid expansion, and increasing reliance on higher-cost imports. In your confirmation hearing, you pledged to pursue “all sources of affordable, reliable energy” to meet these challenges. By terminating awards for cheap energy solutions and those that strengthen the grid, you are going against your word and worsening the very problem you promised to help solve.

Eliminating the Grid Deployment Office and Office of Clean Energy Deployment projects delays transmission and weakens grid resilience, a shortsighted decision that threatens even steeper increasing costs to American consumers and businesses in the future. Additionally, these socalled “savings” waste sunk federal and state dollars and betray disadvantaged communities by erasing critical work to reduce pollution and improve energy affordability.

Fifteen years ago, China generated less electricity than the United States. Today, China generates more than twice as much as we do —and the gap continues to grow. As China and other nations continue to innovate and build the energy technologies of the future, this is precisely the wrong time for the U.S. to back out and cede our technological leadership. The rest of the world will continue to innovate with or without us, and these grant terminations will only set our innovation back at a pivotal time.

It is difficult for us to believe that these project terminations were anything but a partisan targeting of states that are not politically aligned with this Administration. These terminations undermine the spirit of competitive, merit-based awards and throw into question the fairness of the award process under this Administration.

As such, we demand that DOE take the following immediate actions by Tuesday, October 14, 2025:

1. Suspend all terminations and de-obligations and reinstate the projects.
2. Provide a complete list of affected awards (office, recipient, state, award number, selection date, federal obligation, non-federal cost share, milestone status) along with the project-specific written justification for termination.
3. Identify the specific statutory and regulatory authorities relied upon for these mass postaward terminations.
4. Preserve and provide all Department of Energy records, memoranda, and communications related to the review and termination of these awards, including those resulting from the May 2025 Secretarial memorandum “Ensuring Responsibility for Financial Assistance.”
5. Describe DOE’s process for recipient appeals and dispute resolution, including timelines, decision-makers, and whether interim funding will be permitted to avoid waste while appeals are pending.

Dismantling America’s advanced-energy buildout under the banner of “savings” does not protect taxpayers—it subsidizes our competitors. It means higher bills and fewer American jobs. We will utilize every oversight and legislative tool available to ensure the DOE follows the law, honors congressional intent, and keeps the United States at the forefront of the global energy race.

Sincerely,

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)

Contact: Alexis Torres

Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement:

“With complete federal government control, Republicans control this government shutdown. I do not believe we should yield to Trump’s demands without getting some protection for all those about to have their health care access to a physician denied or seriously impaired. For months, we have sought that protection from a totally untrustworthy President. To resolve this shutdown, we don’t seek the perfect but just a bipartisan negotiation to achieve a reasonable resolution of this critical matter.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)

WASHINGTON, DC –  Congressman Veasey (TX-33), Congresswoman Crockett (TX-30), Congresswoman Johnson (TX-32), Congresswoman Fletcher (TX-07), Congresswoman Escobar (TX-16), Congressman Doggett (TX-37), Congressman  Casar (TX-35), Congressman Gonzalez (TX-34), Congresswoman Garcia (TX-29), and Congressman Castro (TX-20) released the following statement on the shooting at an ICE processing facility in Dallas, TX: 

“We are horrified at the shooting that has taken place at the ICE processing facility in Dallas and our prayers are with the victims and the first responders. We unequivocally condemn all forms of violence and urge everyone to refrain from rhetoric that fans the flames—from all sides.

“We do not know every fact, but we know that there are two dead victims and one seriously injured. No one — those in uniform, civilians, or immigrants — should be subject to the senseless violence we are seeing across our nation. 

“The Trump Administration and the Governor must stop stoking the flames of division, hate, and anger to exploit people’s fears for political gain. As more details of the shooting emerge, we urge everyone to meet this moment with empathy and not give into the lies and hateful rhetoric we are already seeing.” 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)

Washington, D.C. —Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), founder and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Musicians’ Caucus, announced Representative Ron Estes (R-Kansas) as the new Co-Chair to help elevate the cultural and economic impact of music and the arts on Americans’ daily lives.

“Music doesn’t take sides—it takes the stage and asks us to listen. From my hometown of Austin, the Live Music Capital of the World, to music classrooms and performance venues across the country, crowds become communities,” said Rep. Doggett. “My good friend, Ron Estes, gets this rhythm by uplifting the artists, educators, and engineers who shape the industry and inspire future musicians. I’m pleased to have him join our mission as a Co-Chair, and look forward to working together to create a more inclusive landscape that benefits us all.”

“Joining my colleague, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), as co-chair of the Congressional Musicians’ Caucus is an honor and a great opportunity to recognize how music has impacted the lives and history of Americans,” said Rep. Estes. “We will work to feature the incredible role music plays in bringing Americans together, fostering creativity, and enriching our communities. From the heartland of Kansas to every corner of our great nation, music unites us, inspires the next generation, and strengthens our heritage. I look forward to working across the aisle to support the music industry, ensure the arts continue to thrive for all, and enjoy many styles and varieties of music that can be created.”

The Congressional Musicians’ Caucus leads a bipartisan effort to unite lawmakers, artists, educators, venues, and industry partners in highlighting how music connects people, cultivates civic dialogue, addresses important social challenges, and builds up the American economy. 

Previously, the Caucus collaborated with the Congressional Arts Caucus, the Kennedy Center, Library of Congress, Roll Call, and the Recording Academy on the first-ever Congressional Record performance, bringing together members of Congress and professional musicians onstage to recognize the importance of congressional funding for arts education.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II (5th District Missouri)

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after the federal government officially shut down for the first time since the last Trump administration. 

“With Republicans in control of the House of Representatives, Senate, and White House, I am deeply disappointed that my colleagues across the aisle have failed to do their job of keeping the government open and services running for hardworking families. 

“If Congress does not extend Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits now, hundreds of thousands of people will lose their health care and millions more will see their costs skyrocket. Despite weeks of calls for a bipartisan compromise that would prevent a harmful shutdown and address the looming healthcare crisis, my Republican colleagues refused to negotiate a bipartisan spending bill to fund the federal government and ensure health care premiums do not more than double for millions of Americans. Instead, they attempted to jam a partisan spending bill through Congress and then went on vacation as federal appropriations ran out. 

“I have always said that democracy demands compromise. It is time for my friends across the aisle to come back to Washington, negotiate in good faith, and find a bipartisan solution that will end this unnecessary and harmful shutdown before more damage is done.”

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Emanuel Cleaver, II is the U.S. Representative for Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes Kansas City, Independence, Lee’s Summit, Raytown, Grandview, Sugar Creek, Greenwood, Blue Springs, North Kansas City, Gladstone, and Claycomo. He is a member of the exclusive House Financial Services Committee and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II (5th District Missouri)

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) shared a webpage with resources to assist federal workers and contractors impacted by the latest Republican shutdown, including the more than 30,000 that reside in Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District. The shutdown comes following President Trump and Republicans’ failure to negotiate a bipartisan funding bill that would keep the government running and prevent Missourians from seeing their health care premiums skyrocket. The webpage also includes Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for constituents inquiring about how the federal shutdown will impact the services they rely on.

“It is deeply frustrating that President Trump and Republicans in control of the House and Senate have once again failed to keep the government open and running for the American people, which not only harms the federal workers who are being furloughed in Missouri and all over the country, but also undermines essential services that seniors and families depend on,” said Congressman Cleaver. “Even worse, as Americans face the consequences of the latest Republican shutdown dragging into its second week, the president has been on the golf course and House Republicans are spending another week on vacation instead of in Washington. 

“As I continue working to pass a bipartisan budget bill that resumes government operations, returns public servants to work, and prevents a massive rise in healthcare costs for Missourians in my congressional district, I wanted to provide my constituents with some resources that can be of assistance to them in this difficult time.”

The Federal Shutdown Resource Page is available here.

 

Emanuel Cleaver, II is the U.S. Representative for Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes Kansas City, Independence, Lee’s Summit, Raytown, Grandview, Sugar Creek, Greenwood, Blue Springs, North Kansas City, Gladstone, and Claycomo. He is a member of the exclusive House Financial Services Committee and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (7th District of Washington)

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21)

“Today, we mark a solemn and heartbreaking anniversary—two years since Hamas terrorists carried out the deadliest assault on the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” said Rep. Frankel. “On October 7, 2023, the world watched in horror as Hamas murdered, raped, and maimed more than 1,200 innocent people, injured thousands more, and abducted 251 hostages. Today, 48 hostages remain in Hamas’s dark tunnels, and only half are believed to be alive. On this day of remembrance, we must continue pressing for the release of every hostage, for lifesaving aid to reach civilians in Gaza, and for this devastating war to finally end.” 

To commemorate two years since the October 7 attacks, Reps. Lois Frankel (D-FL-22) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) introduced a resolution condemning Hamas’s October 7, 2023, terrorist assault on Israel. The resolution denounces Hamas’s horrific acts on and since that day, reaffirms the United States’ unwavering commitment to Israel’s security, and pledges to help secure the release of the forty-eight remaining hostages, address urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza, and pursue lasting peace in the region.

For the full text of the resolution, click here.