ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLASSIFIED BRIEFING REGARDING SYRIA AND NORTH KOREA; Congressional Record Vol. 159, No. 58

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLASSIFIED BRIEFING REGARDING SYRIA AND NORTH KOREA

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

minute.)

Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, today, the administration has confirmed that

the Assad regime in Syria has crossed a dangerous, game-changing red

line, using chemical weapons against its own citizens.

The Syrian conflict has raged for many months, and nearly 100,000

Syrian civilians have been killed. The conflict now threatens to spill

over Syria's borders, destabilizing key American allies. This dangerous

conflict threatens American national security interests in the region.

I wanted to take this opportunity, Mr. Speaker, to urge Members to

attend the classified briefing that the administration will be

providing tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. in the CVC auditorium.

Secretary of State Kerry, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Vice

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Sandy Winnefeld, and Deputy

Director of National Intelligence Robert Cardillo will be there to

brief Members on the situations in both Syria and in North Korea.

With that, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to say to Members that we won't be

having another vote in this series.

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