[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 164 (Wednesday, September 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4877]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           ONGOING CONFLICT IN THE TIGRAY REGION OF ETHIOPIA

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to discuss the ongoing conflict 
taking place in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
  For over 10 months, the Tigray People's Liberation Front and the 
Ethiopian National Defense Force have clashed in and around Tigray. The 
TPLF and the Ethiopian government must come to a true ceasefire 
agreement and move toward peace.
  The people of Ethiopia are suffering in the most horrific ways 
imaginable; starvation, murder, rape as a weapon of war, and other 
crimes against humanity. They are losing their lives, homes, and 
security.
  Now is not the time to bicker about where the fault lies, with both 
parties blaming each other for varied and heinous acts. Innocent 
civilians are suffering as a result of this brutal conflict. Both the 
TPLF and the Ethiopian government must put the good of the people 
first.
  It is time that we address the needs of the suffering Ethiopian 
people by prioritizing refugee visas, and aid that actually reaches 
displaced people. We must support peace in the region.

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