[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 149 (Friday, September 7, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H7938]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE ATROCITIES IN SYRIA

  (Mr. HILL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to continue to speak out against 
the atrocities being committed in Syria by the brutal dictator, Assad, 
and his evil collaborators and coconspirators, Russia and Iran.
  I commend President Trump for taking a stand against the reckless 
attack on Idlib province and the tens of thousands who could be killed.
  I am proud of the work that Arkansans are doing in Syria, 
particularly in Idlib province, on behalf of the Syrian people. Through 
the work of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, led by a Syrian American, 
an Arkansan, Mouaz Moustafa, Arkansans are directly supporting the 
reopening of a kindergarten and women's center in Idlib province.
  I am especially concerned about the tragic consequences and loss of 
life that an assault, particularly a chemical weapons assault, on Idlib 
will have on this vital kindergarten and work for women there.
  I stand in support of the President's recent message but call on him 
to strengthen his resolve against Assad's brutal actions and to 
continue to support the innocent Syrian people.

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