SYRIAN CHEMICAL ATTACKS; Congressional Record Vol. 164, No. 62

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SYRIAN CHEMICAL ATTACKS

(Mr. LaHOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1

minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, over the weekend, President Trump and our

British and French allies made it known that the heinous actions of

dictator Bashar al-Assad will not be tolerated.

Over the past 3 years, Assad, aided by Iran and Russia, has continued

to carry out chemical warfare against his own people. Not only is this

in direct violation of Syria's previous agreement to destroy their

chemical weapons stockpile, but it also violates every tenet of basic

human decency and violates our Geneva Conventions standards.

Through pictures and images, the world quickly saw the aftermath of

Assad's most recent attack on his own people: scores of people dead or

dying while foaming at the mouth, including women and innocent

children.

By aiding Assad's murder of his own people and then working to

prevent a response by the United Nations, Russia and Iran deserve equal

blame and scrutiny when it comes to these attacks.

Mr. Speaker, I urge the administration to follow through with the

sanctions on Russian companies that was announced by Ambassador Nikki

Haley and to continue sending a clear message that these horrific

criminal actions by the dictator, Assad, will not be tolerated.

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