[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 111 (Friday, June 27, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H3025-H3026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                FACING DOWN PERPETRATORS OF DESTRUCTION

  (Mr. MACKENZIE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MACKENZIE. Mr. Speaker, over the weekend, the world once again 
witnessed a shocking act of terrorism committed against innocent 
civilians in Syria.
  Those who attended Sunday mass at the Mar Elias Church were not 
combatants. They were members of the community who sought to live in 
peace and

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rebuild from war. They were members of our community who had endured 
unimaginable suffering and faced an uncertain future with faith and 
hope.
  In the shadow of relentless terror and violence, it takes enormous 
courage to do many of the things that we take for granted. We can take 
inspiration from those who face down the cowardly perpetrators of 
destruction with faith and hope as they work to rebuild their nation.
  I join the Greater Lehigh Valley Syrian community in praying for the 
victims of this attack and for peace to return to Syria. May God bless 
all of those who stand up in the face of terror and violence.

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