On the recordNovember 12, 2019
I don't think there could have been a more eloquent statement than the statement we have just heard from my good friend, Al Green. I am inclined to believe that if the Syrian authorities were listening, even they could not resist the eloquence, the depth of Representative Green's very intelligent but heartfelt statement. I know that statement is much appreciated by Austin Tice's parents, who have had to go these 7 years alone, with only your help as their Member of Congress. I am also grateful to the Members of Congress who, after all, don't necessarily represent anyone connected with Austin Tice, as Al Green and I do, for their generosity in coming to the floor. I would like to call upon Representative Lori Trahan from Massachusetts to ask her to say a few words at this time. I yield to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Mrs. Trahan).
