[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 62 (Thursday, April 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2716]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CALLING FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF RYAN CORBETT

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, as in legislative session, I ask 
unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 
638 submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 638) calling for the immediate 
     release of Ryan Corbett, a United States citizen who was 
     wrongfully detained by the Taliban on August 10, 2022, and 
     condemning the wrongful detention of Americans by the 
     Taliban.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the resolution be 
agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no 
intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 638), was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in today's Record 
(Legislative Day of April 10, 2024) under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, today, I am very proud that the Senate 
just passed Leader McConnell's and my resolution calling for Ryan 
Corbett's immediate and unconditional release.
  By passing this resolution today, the Senate sends a resounding 
message that it is time to bring Ryan home. This weekend is Ryan's 
birthday. We are all thinking about him because it has now been 609 
days since Ryan, a New York native, was unjustly detained by the 
Taliban in Afghanistan during a routine business trip.
  I met with Ryan's beautiful family this week, and I told them the 
Senate is standing with them and has their back. I promised them that 
as long as Ryan is held by the Taliban, I will never stop fighting to 
bring him back home and unite him with Anna, his children, and his 
family as quickly as possible.
  Again, I thank Leader McConnell for joining me in this legislation.

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