[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 118 (Monday, July 20, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H4673]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TROOP DEATHS IN JORDAN AND IRAQ

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise with profound sorrow over the deaths 
of three American servicemembers killed in Jordan and Iraq, as dozens 
more were injured.
  The hearts of the American people are filled with grief and abiding 
gratitude to their beloved families, colleagues, and friends.
  Last February, President Trump told us his undeclared war of choice 
on Iran was only supposed to last 4 days. We are now on day 143 with no 
end in sight, heading toward 5 months.
  Curiously, in June, President Trump said: ``It is a little bit unfair 
for [Iran] not to have some'' ballistic missiles.
  Their missiles claimed the lives of 25-year-old James Feehan of 
Hawaii, 19-year-old Isabella Gonzales of Texas, and the life of a 
soldier whose name we don't yet know, plus dozens of injured troops.
  Billions of tax dollars are being spent and shifted by the Trump 
administration, ballooning our gaping Federal debt, without an approval 
vote by Congress.
  May God bless our troops.
  May the leaders of the President's party and our U.S. House and 
Senate answer the vital questions: What does victory in the Middle East 
look like? Across the region, where thus far the only troops on the 
ground are soldiers from the United States, where is the coalition for 
peace?

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