Watch: House Dems pressure Pres. Biden to call for a ceasefire in Gaza

By Ashlee Banks

·November 15, 2023

Members of the Congressional “Squad” held a press conference this week at the U.S. Capitol to urge President Joe Biden to call for a ceasefire in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks as Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) listen during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)

Representatives Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar D-Minn., and Cori Bush, D-Mo., attended the press conference on Monday and called on the Biden-Harris administration to take action to prevent further bloodshed in Gaza, as the death toll exceeds 11 thousand.

TheGrio’s Capitol Hill Correspondent Ashlee Banks (@ashleembanks) explains.

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