[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H5138-H5139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 BRINGING PEACE TO THE KOREAN PENINSULA

  (Mr. MARSHALL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to applaud the President's 
efforts to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula.
  For almost seven decades, the United States and North Korea have been 
adversaries, but this week we witnessed a

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groundbreaking first step for both nations and global security as a 
whole.
  While much work remains to be done, the commitment to recover the 
remains of 7,802 American soldiers who were prisoners of war or missing 
in action during the Korean war deserves a special recognition. 
Bringing these fallen heroes home will give long overdue closure to the 
loved ones and families of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
  We must deal firmly with North Korea while taking steps to ensure a 
brutal war is not repeated.

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