On the recordJune 19, 2014
Mr. Speaker, I rise to ask for the collective prayers of this Chamber to help bring my constituents back home to Tarpon Springs, Florida. Robert Mayne, James Kelly Garrett, Devon Butler, Nick Cook, Steve Matanich, and Michael Mayne are the crew of the Aqua Quest, a boat company hired to teach locals in Honduras how to safely scuba dive. On a quest to do good, these men have been illegally detained without benefit of due process for 44 days and have spent several, as I said, several weeks in a dilapidated Honduran jail living in unacceptable conditions. Together with my colleague, Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick, we have urged the State Department and Honduran officials to work towards a quick resolution to free these men so that they may return to the loving arms of their families. Your prayers are appreciated, and I have confidence that we will bring them home. ____________________
