[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 171 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H8401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          SHIFT FOCUS OFF THE HOUSE AND BACK TO THE PRESIDENT

  (Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because I am deeply 
concerned about the future of American leadership abroad.
  For nearly 5 years, this administration has defended a containment 
strategy, even as ISIS rapidly escalates.
  As Paris tragically demonstrates, containment as a strategy is as 
ineffective as it is morally bankrupt. It allowed for the development 
of the world's largest humanitarian disaster since 2002, while placing 
us and our allies at grave risk.
  This refugee crisis is a direct response to Assad's mass atrocities 
against Syrians, civilians, and the associated expansion of ISIS.
  I call on the President to choose and execute a broader strategy that 
destroys ISIS, stops Assad's reign of terror, and allows refugees to 
return home and rebuild their lives.
  It is time for real commitment and real courage. The American people 
and the world are waiting.

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