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David Weldon: I rise to salute Scott Guidry of Satellite Beach. He is a constituent of mine who is being held in China against his…

On the recordApril 4, 2001
I rise to salute Scott Guidry of Satellite Beach. He is a constituent of mine who is being held in China against his will. The EP-3 military aircraft is sovereign U.S. territory. Under the 1944 Chicago Convention signed by China, that is considered sovereign U.S. territory and should be returned to the United States. China has chosen to ignore that agreement, along with many others over the years. I would encourage every American who is going to go shopping over the next few days to look at the labels on the products they are going to purchase and see if it is made in the U.S.A. or it is made in China. I would encourage every American to stand in solidarity with all those servicemen being held against their will and send a message to our friends in China that they are doing something they should not be doing. We certainly join with all the families of all those airmen, naval officers, naval enlisted, who are being held overseas with our thoughts and prayers that we are with them. It is time that they be sent back.
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David Weldon
Republican · Florida

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Addressing the detention of Scott Guidry and U.S. military personnel in China.

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