January 29, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 18 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                    MAJD KAMALMAZ--CAPTIVE IN SYRIA

  (Mr. HILL of Arkansas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Madam Speaker, today, I rise to bring attention 
to Majd Kamalmaz, an American being held by Syria's dictator, Bashar 
al-Assad.
  In February 2017, Majd was detained by Syrian police while visiting 
the country for the funeral of his father-in-law.
  When I spoke to Majd's children, last week, they told me they had 
tried to convince him not to go to Syria, but their father always put 
others ahead of himself.
  Majd's personal motto is ``be in peace,'' and that motto has been on 
display throughout his life, in his work around the world, in places 
like Kosovo, Indonesia, Lebanon, and here at home after Katrina.
  Majd's children have not seen or heard from their father for nearly 2 
years. Madam Speaker, I echo their plea and call on President Trump to 
do what he can to ensure that their father is safely returned to his 
homeland in America.

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