THE ALTERNATIVE PLAN IN SYRIA; Congressional Record Vol. 159, No. 118

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THE ALTERNATIVE PLAN IN SYRIA

(Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission

to address the House for 1 minute.)

Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I would like to

commend the Obama administration for its willingness to consider a new

alternative proposal for dealing with Syria. The proposal is to hand

over all--and I stress all--of Syria's chemical weapons under the

oversight of the international community and to safely and verifiably

destroy them. This could actually remove those weapons from the

battlefield and peacefully prevent the further use of them against the

people of Syria or her neighbors. This idea has gained support from

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, as well as Russia and France.

Mr. Speaker, this proposal needs to be vigorously pursued. The Syrian

regime's attack against its own people using poisonous gas is morally

reprehensible. If this plan is successful, it could produce an outcome

that everyone desires: preventing the Assad regime from using chemical

weapons.

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