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## Video: Protesters Calling for Cease-Fire Repeatedly Interrupt State Sec. Antony Blinken's Testimony Before Senate

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_Published 2023-10-31. U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken’s testimony on Capitol Hill on Tuesday was repeatedly interrupted by protesters calling for a cease-fire and an end Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin were appearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee to urge Congress to send immediate aid to Israel and Ukraine._


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## Transcript

[00:00] I distinguished members of the Appropriations Committee.
[00:02] Thank you for this opportunity to testify before you today.
[00:11] Stop recording the genocide.
[00:33] Nice that people feel very passionately but I asked if we have
[00:37] order in this hearing room and respect our speakers,
[00:40] we will move forward with the hearing in the face of intensifying
[00:46] strategic competition in the indo-pacific and around the world.
[00:52] If the witness was the stand and I accidentally one again reset
[00:57] this here and we will suspend until the room is cleared.
[01:09] People don't want to truck Park.
[01:13] Big fire now stop funding this world Massacre that is really
[01:22] doing on them.
[01:30] Because in this Mission as in so much that we do to Advance
[01:34] America's national security or defense or diplomacy or development
[01:38] must work hand-in-hand.
[01:44] Mini boxes band and again, I appreciate that people feel passionately
[01:49] about these issues.
[01:50] I would ask that you respect our Witnesses and our committee
[01:53] members to allow the American people to hear their testimony.
[01:55] We will pause until the room is cleared.
[01:59] Hundred people in Gaza 3500 kids Dead come on.
[02:05] I'm an army colonel.
[02:06] I'm a former Diplomat are resigned on that wore the right that
[02:10] you talked about.
[02:10] That was a terrible thing and what we're doing right now in supporting
[02:15] Israel genocide of Gaza is a terrible thing to several.
[02:26] Committee wants to spend the night again to ask that those
[02:29] in the audience respect the people in the room and allow us to
[02:32] continue the hearing.
[02:33] So hearing will suspend until the disruption is removed.
[02:50] Minecraft a table to table
[03:32] better now

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