This isn't Yemen, this isn't Somalia. This is supposed to be one of our number one neighbors, Mexico.

What kind of a low bar do we have we set for this President, we ask him to make a phone call?

It is an absolute shame, it is a disgrace that we even need to be here.

There are two groups that understand the Marines, Marines and the enemy.

The silence is deafening. These are our heroes from every standpoint, and we continue to be silent, and it is very disturbing.

A prisoner, a Marine being threatened and assaulted while incarcerated, that is wrong, no matter who he is.

I have sponsored, along with the chairman, a resolution, House Resolution 620, sponsored by 81 Members of Congress, Republicans and Democrats, that calls on the Mexican Government to release our sergeant.

Release Andrew now, today, so that he can procure badly needed treatment for PTSD. He is a hero.

Making sure that Sergeant Tahmooressi is brought home and provided the treatment that he so desperately needs will send a message.

I am confident, I am hopeful that Attorney General Murillo Karam will do the right thing and very soon order the release of Andrew.

It is clear, everyone understands, he is not going to get the treatment that he is due.

We are not forgetting this Marine. We are not forgetting any of them, whether they were killed in action or whether they are wounded or whether they come back with the wounds of war.

Our war hero needs to come home.

I am disappointed that more could not be done to address this situation in a far more timely manner.

How dare we, how dare we as a Nation hesitate to get that young man back.

there is no excuse, there is absolutely no excuse for it.

whatever it takes, whatever it takes, he should be brought home.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing.