[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12114]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  ENCOURAGING INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS

  (Mr. MESSER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, there is a loving family in my congressional 
district who has a safe home for a little boy who needs a lot of love 
and care.
  The Rieglers, who live in Muncie, adopted their son, Chiza, last 
August. This adorable little boy is stuck in the Congo for political 
reasons that have nothing to do with his specific situation or his 
health.
  As a Nation, we should refuse to accept the continued separation of 
Congolese children from their adoptive American parents, especially 
children like Chiza with urgent medical needs.
  All children, regardless of where or the circumstances into which 
they are born, deserve loving families. I will continue working to make 
that dream a reality for Chiza and the Rieglers and other families like 
them who simply want to love and care for their adoptive children who 
desperately need both.

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