[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 163 (Wednesday, October 16, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8153]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  WE ARE IN A NATIONAL SECURITY CRISIS

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, the headline of The New York Times 
yesterday said: ``Syrian Forces Rush Into U.S. Void. Battle Lines 
Shifting to the Benefit of Iran, Russia and ISIS,'' to the negative 
impact of the national security of the United States of America, 
because of one simple phone call of this President to President 
Erdogan, and within minutes, the release of vital U.S. troops to the 
slaughter of the heroic Kurdish troops who lost their lives and those 
remaining, and the release of ISIS family members and ISIS.
  We are in a national security crisis. I believe we should be asking 
for a no-fly zone of Turkey over northern Syria, and we need to find a 
way to rebuild Humpty Dumpty's house.
  Let me also indicate that there is no indication that anything is 
awry in the investigation that is proceeding. It is proceeding in a 
manner where Democrats and Republicans are able to ask questions of 
witnesses, along with their staff. This is not an independent counsel, 
and so our committees are doing the investigation.
  All parties are able to be part of that investigation. And as well, 
there is no preclusion to what ultimately may be open hearings.
  Let us be patient. Let us be sober and somber for this important 
responsibility under the Constitution of the United States of America. 
That is the way this Congress should behave.

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