[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 146 (Monday, September 8, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H3883]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   MOURNING THE DEATH IRYNA ZARUTSKA

  (Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Iryna Zarutska fled war-
torn Ukraine and came here for safety, but America failed her.
  Iryna was brutally stabbed to death while riding on a Charlotte light 
rail. In a horrific attack caught on camera, her throat was cut by a 
violent, serial criminal with 14 prior arrests.
  Why was this violent criminal let out without bond by a liberal 
judge?
  This incident reflects a broader crisis unfolding across our Nation, 
where soft-on-crime policies allow dangerous criminals to evade 
accountability. Democrats and their media enable this by standing with 
criminals. Notice how mainstream media has failed to even mention 
Iryna's name.
  America failed her, and we must ensure it does not fail others like 
her. Together, we can honor Iryna's memory by building a safer, 
stronger America, one where no 23-year-old woman has to live in fear of 
being stabbed by a repeat offender who appears to just be a random 
stranger sitting behind her on the train.

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