Washington, March 24 -- Congresswoman Laura Gillen issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) released a statement following the State Department's decision to reopen its Crisis Intake form (https://mytravel.state.gov/s/crisis-intake) for U.S. citizens in Israel. Last week, Rep. Gillen, alongside U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and 19 of her House colleagues, demanded U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio resume emergency evacuations and assistance for U.S. citizens in Israel after abruptly halting the State Department's crisis response, including shutting down the form.
"After calling on Secretary Rubio to reopen the State Department's Crisis Intake form for U.S. citizens in Israel, the Department has now done just t...