Why Congress Must Back Trump And Make The Houthi Terrorist Designation Official
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Why Congress Must Back Trump And Make The Houthi Terrorist Designation Official

I saw the Houthi threat firsthand. Congress must act now.

Abe Hamadeh

One of the primary reasons my campaign for Congress was successful was that I embraced President Trump’s Peace through Strength agenda and promised to hold Iran’s terror proxy, the Houthis, accountable. I meant it; it was not a throwaway line. It is a moral and strategic imperative, which is why one of my first legislative acts was introducing H.R. 1250. This bill requires the designation of Ansarallah, the Houthi movement, as a foreign terrorist organization and mandates sanctions on its leaders and affiliates.

The Houthis are not some faraway nuisance. Their campaign of terror, their alliance with Iran, and their direct threat to global shipping and stability make them a clear and present danger. To hesitate would only embolden them.

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