[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 30 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H647]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ASSAD REGIME CONDEMNED

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, last night, with the 
bipartisan support of the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee,   
Mike Rogers, and Ranking Member  Greg Meeks, the House passed the Assad 
Regime Anti-Normalization Act.
  This legislation holds the regime of dictator Bashar al-Assad 
accountable for the murder of a million Syrians, with half of its 
population, 10 million people, losing their homes and businesses. Assad 
is an ally of war criminal Putin.
  The bill passed the House floor with a vote of 389-32. This 
legislation improves and strengthens the bipartisan commitment to 
punish offenders while providing additional protection for humanitarian 
organizations serving the Syrian people.
  The bill now awaits a vote in the Senate for final passage.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, who successfully protected 
America for 20 years as the global war on terrorism continues moving 
from the safe haven of Afghanistan to America.
  We do not need new border laws. We need to enforce existing laws. 
Biden shamefully opens borders for dictators as more 9/11 attacks 
across America are imminent, as warned by the FBI.

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