Brad Parker, the associate director of policy at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), told Mondoweiss that, despite Congress recently losing Palestine advocates like Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush, more and more lawmakers are receptive to such legislation.

“What’s interesting about this particular bill is that we’ve picked up and added some significant folks that haven’t been on previous rights-based vehicles,” said Parker. “Delia Ramirez, who is leading this, has been very outspoken on Palestinian rights particularly after October 7th, calling for a ceasefire and really highlighting the the human impact of the Israeli military offensive in a strong way.”

“This is a really concrete vehicle that she’s leading that feels really important and I think gives her a lot of credibility,” he continued.

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