THE SLAUGHTER CONTINUES IN SYRIA; Congressional Record Vol. 158, No. 35

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THE SLAUGHTER CONTINUES IN SYRIA

(Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address

the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)

Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. The slaughter continues in Syria.

Mr. Speaker, last week I visited the head of Mission at the Syrian

Embassy and delivered letters that indicated that Mr. Assad, President

Assad must go and that there must be an establishment of safe houses or

safe places for women and children and that, at that time, the bodies

of those deceased journalists should come out and, as well, that the

Red Cross and International Red Cross should be allowed in.

Then there was a protesting and suggesting it was the rebels that

weren't allowing the Red Cross in. But we've now heard from a

journalist that was able to get out that those journalists were

actually murdered. And now, today, we're reading that the Syrian

authorities Friday blocked an officially sanctioned Red Cross convoy

laden with food and medical supplies from entering a devastated

neighborhood in Homs 1 day after the Army overwhelmed the rebel

stronghold here after a months-long siege. No rebels, just a Syrian

despot, the people who want to kill their own people.

Mr. Assad needs to go. We need to get women and children safe. We

need to be able to get justice for the dead journalists, and now the

world needs to rise up. I look forward to the Syrian resolution

passing, but something must be done.

Mr. Assad, you have to go.

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