[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 108 (Thursday, July 25, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       URGING THE RELEASE OF U.S. MARINE CORPORAL ARMANDO TORRES

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                          HON. JIM BRIDENSTINE

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 25, 2013

  Mr. BRIDENSTINE. Mr. Speaker, the recent news of the kidnapping of a 
U.S. Marine Corporal Armando Torres in Mexico is an incredibly tragic 
story. Corporal Torres was kidnapped on May 14, 2013 while visiting his 
father's ranch in La Barranca, Tamaulipas, Mexico just across from the 
U.S. border. The Torres family believes the ranch was the target of 
drug cartels as transshipment for drugs. I strongly urge those holding 
Corporal Torres to release him immediately.
   As a Navy pilot with combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, I believe 
that Congress must send a message to our government and Mexico's 
government that we do not turn our backs on our men and women in 
uniform. I urge the U.S. State Department to prioritize securing the 
release of Corporal Torres in terms of our foreign policy with Mexico. 
As a member of Congress, I will do everything in my power to bring 
attention to Corporal Torres's kidnapping.

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