[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 46 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       REMEMBERING THE EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SYRIAN CONFLICT

  (Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I stand here today in 
remembrance of the eighth anniversary of the Syrian conflict, which 
resulted in the tragic loss of many human lives and the destabilization 
of the entire region.
  This is all because of the dictator Bashar Assad, who is unwilling to 
step aside and heed the Syrian people's call for freedom. After 
destroying Syria, Assad is now attempting to attract economic 
investment. But in addition to killing over 400,000 Syrians of the 
Muslim faith, Assad has also failed to protect the religious minority 
of Christians in Syria.
  Having personally met with the Syrian Christians for Peace, I have 
heard firsthand how Assad repeatedly targeted Syria's most vulnerable 
populations.
  Few Christians continue to live in Assad's Syria, due to brutality by 
pro-Assad militias. That is why we must support the Trump 
administration's isolation of the regime and its allies in Tehran and 
Moscow. That is why the Senate must follow the House and pass the 
Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act.

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