Finally, as you know I will be offering an amendment that will call for Bashar al-Assad and senior regime officials to be referred to an international tribunal to be tried for crimes against humanity.
Howard Berman: “Finally, as you know I will be offering an amendment that will call for Bashar al-Assad and senior regime officials to…”
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Berman plans to propose an amendment for Assad's prosecution for human rights violations.
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At the point where I am recognized, I will be also seeking unanimous consent for the same kind of referral of time to your control.
Could I get another indication of the time remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining; the gentleman from Ohio has 3 minutes remaining; the gentlewoman from Florida has 30 seconds…
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