[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 58 (Thursday, April 25, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H2322]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLASSIFIED BRIEFING REGARDING SYRIA AND NORTH KOREA

  (Mr. CANTOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, today, the administration has confirmed that 
the Assad regime in Syria has crossed a dangerous, game-changing red 
line, using chemical weapons against its own citizens.
  The Syrian conflict has raged for many months, and nearly 100,000 
Syrian civilians have been killed. The conflict now threatens to spill 
over Syria's borders, destabilizing key American allies. This dangerous 
conflict threatens American national security interests in the region.
  I wanted to take this opportunity, Mr. Speaker, to urge Members to 
attend the classified briefing that the administration will be 
providing tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. in the CVC auditorium. 
Secretary of State Kerry, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Vice 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Sandy Winnefeld, and Deputy 
Director of National Intelligence Robert Cardillo will be there to 
brief Members on the situations in both Syria and in North Korea.
  With that, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to say to Members that we won't be 
having another vote in this series.

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