[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H5649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               PRESIDENT OBAMA MUST BRING OUR MARINE HOME

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, Andrew Tahmooressi is a 25-year-old 
United States marine from south Florida who served our country bravely 
and honorably during two combat tours in Afghanistan. Andrew was 
meritoriously promoted on the battlefield to sergeant during his last 
tour, which shows the true character of this young man who once told 
his mom that he was ``nudged by God'' to join the military.
  Andrew suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder and was invited by 
a fellow marine to seek treatment in San Diego. He accidently ended up 
at the Mexican border, where he was arrested by Mexican authorities for 
possessing firearms.
  Andrew's mistake was taking a wrong turn. The administration's 
mistake is to let him languish in Mexican prisons where he faced 
threats and abuses. President Obama and Vice President Biden both had 
opportunities to demand his release, but they shirked their 
responsibilities and their obligations to this young man and his 
family.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time to bring our marine home now.

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