Chairman Mast Issues Statement in Response to President Trump’s Executive Order Sanctioning the ICC
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court.
“Thank you, President Trump, for standing with Israel despite Senate Democrats’ decision to side with terrorists and the globalist bureaucrats in the ICC. The ICC is fighting Israel who is fighting to bring American hostages home.”
Chairman Mast and Rep. Chip Roy introduced legislation to sanction the International Criminal Court for its unwarranted targeting of Israel. The House passed H.R. 23, the illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, less than a week into the 119th Congress.
The bill proposed sanctions against any individual working to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute American citizens or an official from an allied U.S. country, including Israel.
Democrats blocked final passage of the bill in the Senate.
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