[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 198 (Friday, December 1, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6067]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               NEGOTIATING SUCCESSFUL RELEASE OF HOSTAGES

  (Ms. JACOBS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACOBS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank my colleagues for 
their unanimous support of H. Res. 793, which passed the House this 
week.
  I was proud to be an original cosponsor of this resolution, calling 
on Hamas to immediately release the 240 hostages taken during the 
horrific and inexcusable attack on Israel on October 7.
  In the 55 days since the attack, I have met with family members of 
many of the hostages. They have experienced unimaginable pain and loss 
but still have hope, and so do I.
  I am deeply grateful to President Biden and his administration for 
their leadership in negotiating the vitally important deal to release 
many of the hostages. I am relieved that 110 of them have been reunited 
with their loved ones, but we won't rest until every single one is home 
safely.

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