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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement regarding the deadly airstrikes in Yemen this week that killed over 70 people, including children, and injured hundreds more:

“We won’t solve this conflict with war – I condemn the deadly air strikes and continued violence in Yemen and call for de-escalation and a peaceful resolution immediately. Every single day that we wait for Yemen’s humanitarian and security crises to be resolved, more children and families are pushed to the brink of death. We need to work together with the Administration, our colleagues in Congress, and our international partners to ensure the safety of innocent Yemeni civilians – this violence must stop now.”

Dingell has been a leader in calling for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Yemen and ensuring humanitarian assistance for the country since her start in Congress. In 2021, Dingell led a group of her colleagues in calling on the Biden-Harris Administration to extend and re-designate TPS for Yemen, which she also has urged for in years past, due to the ongoing armed conflict within the country. Additionally, Dingell led 78 members of Congress in calling for an end to the Yemeni blockade. Dingell also called for an extension and re-designation of Yemen TPS in 2019.