[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2563]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



              Welcoming Home Americans Held in North Korea

  I would like to open my remarks by joining the President and the 
American people in welcoming home three courageous individuals who have 
been held in captivity in North Korea.
  We are all grateful for their safe return, but even as we celebrate 
their homecoming, we cannot forget about another brave American who has 
been unlawfully detained abroad--Joshua Holt.
  For 2 years, Joshua and his wife Thamy have been held on spurious 
charges in a prison in Venezuela, and for 2 years I have been working 
hard to bring them home. Rest assured that I will continue to work 
closely with the administration to secure their release.