THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CANNOT AFFORD TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SYRIA

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CANNOT AFFORD TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO THE

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SYRIA

(Ms. WATERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1

minute.)

Ms. WATERS. Madam Speaker, I stand today with the chair of our

Foreign Affairs Committee who just spoke here, Mr. Engel, as he makes a

plea to this House for us to take a look at and get involved with what

is going on in Syria.

Millions of folks are dying. They are being killed with the help of

Assad and Russia. They are killing civilians, millions of civilians.

They are killing the children. And for those who are injured that find

their way to the hospital, it does no good because they turn around and

bomb the hospitals. This is an outrage.

The United States of America cannot afford to turn a blind eye to

this humanitarian crisis. We must get involved. We must pay attention.

The families, the children, the people of Syria deserve better than

this.

I want to thank Mr. Engel for the attention that he is paying to this

issue and the way that he is trying to educate us and get us involved

in saving those poor people who are being overrun, who are being killed

by Assad and, of course, with the help of Russia.

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