On the recordApril 9, 2024
Mr. Speaker, what I would like to do, on behalf of our colleague from Maryland, Mr. Steny Hoyer, is submit for the Record his statement talking about American hostage Itay Chen, who was deemed to have been murdered on October 7. His family is waiting to bring his body home before they honor him with a funeral and sit the Jewish tradition of shiva, 7 days of mourning. They will not have that opportunity to sit shiva until Itay's body is returned. We all join with the Chen family, with all of Israel, waiting for the return of every hostage, not just those living but those who are deemed deceased. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would remind Members that the rules do not allow references to persons in the gallery.
