[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2235]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OF ISRAELI HOSTAGES HELD BY HAMAS

  (Ms. MALOY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. MALOY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to lend my voice to the chorus 
of voices calling for the release of the hostages taken in Israel by 
Hamas terrorists on October 7.
  Last week, I was in Israel, and I had the opportunity to hear from 
the parents of a young American who is being held hostage, Hersh 
Goldberg. His incredible parents, Jon and Rachel, with incredible poise 
and patience articulated to us what it is like to wake up for 180 days 
and know their son is being held hostage in a tunnel with no Red Cross 
access. They know he is missing an arm. They have had no medical 
updates, and now it has been 185 days.
  Mr. Speaker, I will take this opportunity to join all freedom-loving 
people in the world in calling to bring them home. Let's not make it 
186 or more days. The hostages need to be released. They need to be 
home with their families.

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