[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 59 (Thursday, April 4, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E407]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 4, 2019

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, on April 4, 2019, I missed Roll Call 
vote 153. Had I been present for Roll Call 153, on passage of S.J. Res. 
7, a joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed 
Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been 
authorized by Congress, I would have voted ``Yes.''
   I am deeply dismayed and saddened by the ongoing civil war in Yemen. 
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, this 
conflict has resulted in almost 22 million Yemenis in need of 
humanitarian assistance due to the worsening violence, including over 2 
million internally displaced persons, as well as over 190,000 refugees 
that have fled to neighboring countries, such as Saudi Arabia, 
Djibouti, and Somalia. I firmly believe that it is important for the 
U.S. to continue to support an end to the worsening violence and 
prevent further human suffering.

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