[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1173]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN REMEMBRANCE OF ITAY CHEN

  (Ms. STEVENS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of 19-year-old 
Itay Chen, an American-Israeli and citizen soldier who died in service 
to his country.
  I was absolutely devastated yesterday to learn that Itay was not, as 
we thought, held hostage, but was killed on October 7 defending 
Israel's border from Hamas' brutal invasion.
  I sat with Itay's father, Ruby, many times over these last 6 months. 
In fact, he gave me this very tag that reads, Bring Them Home, in both 
English and Hebrew.
  We held out hope for 157 days that Itay would return home. This whole 
time Hamas has had his corpse as this war has raged on and as his 
parents have sat in darkness, and as we on the international stage and 
in this very Chamber have called for a return to the hostages.
  Mr. Speaker, I am furious. I will not stop fighting.

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