Rep. Yoho Condemns Assad and his Regime

Press Release

Congressman Ted S. Yoho (R-FL-03) introduced - along with MENA Subcommittee Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and 6 other colleagues - H. Res 346-- condemning Assad for his use of chemical weapons, including chlorine, on the Syrian people. Congressman Yoho released the following statement:

"After the United Nations recently passed a resolution similar to H. Res 346 - by unanimous consent- it is the ideal time to introduce my bipartisan resolution in the House. It has been documented that between March 16th and June 29th, the Assad regime has used 29 barrel bombs--which contained weaponized chlorine gas and shrapnel on the City of Idlib. The result is death, maiming, and physiological terrorism.

"These weapons of terror release gas on impact and usually take place at night when people seek shelter in the lower levels of buildings in order to sleep. The heavy nature of the gas causes it to seep downward and suffocate civilians as they sleep. The Assad regime blatant use of terror weapons is a terrible form of warfare and needs to be stopped.

"To date, an estimated 230,000 deaths have been caused in the Syrian Civil War. 6.5 million people have been displaced and the U.S. taxpayers are feeding 2.554 million Syrian refugees with U.S. Aid vouchers -- similar to EBT Cards. This war has cost the U.S. taxpayer, hundreds of thousands of Syrian lives, and destabilized not just Syria and the Middle East but the world. It needs to stop."

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