Rep. Ashford Calls on Congress to Return in August in Wake of Nice Terror Attack

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Today, Congressman Brad Ashford called on congressional leaders to bring Congress back into session immediately following the national conventions in the wake of the terror attack in Nice, France. Members of Congress have left Washington, D.C. for the longest summer recess in more than three decades.

"Our hearts break again for our brothers and sisters of France," said Rep. Brad Ashford. "As we share in their grief, we must turn our pain into action and show our resolve to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)."

In a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, Ashford called on Congress to cut its summer break short and to work on the national security threat our country faces from ISIS.

"ISIS is working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to destroy our valued way of life," Ashford said. "There is no reason Congress should be on a seven week break, and our congressional leaders need to call us back after the conventions. We must unify in this fight to destroy ISIS and give our military everything they need to be successful."

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