Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I thank my good friend from Massachusetts whose relationship with Austin Tice--she didn't know him, but there is a…”

“I thank my good friend from Massachusetts whose relationship with Austin Tice--she didn't know him, but there is a school tie there. It shows you that people, when they hear about Austin Tice's captivity, are inclined to the eloquence of Mrs. Trahan, who just spoke about him, spoke about him without knowing him, spoke with such enviable and praiseworthy remarks. I thank her so much. I know that I speak for his parents in thanking her as well. Mr. Speaker, I now want to introduce one of my good friends from the region. We were so pleased to welcome her into our delegation, and I am anxious to hear what she has to say because she, too, is neither from Texas nor the District of Columbia, and yet, with selflessness, she has asked to express her views on the captivity of Austin Tice. I yield to the gentlewoman from Virginia (Ms. Spanberger), my good friend, at this time.”