Heinrich, Ossoff, 33 Senators Urge Access for Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), and 33 colleagues issued the following joint statement:

 

"We urge the swift implementation of sustained access for humanitarian aid, including water and medical supplies, to save civilian lives in Gaza,” said Heinrich and his colleagues.

 

Heinrich and Ossoff are joined by U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Angus King (I-Maine), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.).

 

Yesterday, Heinrich issued a statement and sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the Biden-Harris Administration to work with the international community in answering the United Nations’ call for emergency humanitarian assistance to Gaza. He has also unequivocally condemned the horrific terrorist attacks committed by Hamas and supports Israel’s right to defend itself and protect its people in accordance with international law.