Catching the unit bomber suspect. Sunday afternoon on a american artifacts at 60 rpm, the 100th anniversary of the panama canal. Let us know what you think about the programs youre watching. Call us at the following number. Email us at the following address. Or you can send us a tweet. Join the cspan conversations but like us on facebook. Follow us on twitter. In march, marine Sergeant Andrew tahmooressi was arrested. He is still being held in a mexican prison. His case was taken up by a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee. Advocates and veteran , including Montel Williams, twohour hearing a quorum being present, this subcommittee will come to order. We will limit the Opening Statements to myself, Ranking Member, and chairman of the full committee. Members will then be given ample time to ask questions. If we have time for a second round of questions, we will do so. I like to start by recognizing myself and present my Opening Statement. Without objection, the members of subcommittee can
Not shocked. You Montel Williams made a and Montel Williams made a point about pick up the phone mr. President will stop this is a not calling this is calling a friend and ally with whom we and in and in have a robust an a trading relationship. In and a and it is a dereliction of duty on the part of the president that he has not made is this phone call and put the not a four put the fullcourt new press on the Mexican Government not to release andrew. And i was chairman of the veteran Affairs Committee and served in the committee for 26 years, including as chairman. And you ptsd this argument has even though and they care they have in a they care they have written the book on how to care for veterans suffering from in a in postparamedics dress disorder. And delay is denial. In and delay is denial. Of and i and a you are in a delay is denial. It also needs to be pointed out that six months to any Service Connection disability be it physical or psychological causes that condition to feste
The border and was arrested. Sergeant tahmooressi served two tours of duty in afghanistan. He was honorably discharged in 2012. The house subcommittee is looking into his arrest in mexico. The testimony will include his servedand a soldier who with him in afghanistan. You will also see Montel Williams, who has been speaking a great deal about the case. The hearing should get underway shortly. A quorum being present, this subcommittee will come to order. We will limit the Opening Statements to myself, ranking member, and chairman of the full committee. Members will then be given ample time to answer questions. If we have time for a second round of questions, we will do so. I like to start by recognizing myself and present my opening statement. Without objection, the members of the subcommittee can set submit their opening remarks for the record. Now i yield myself as much time as i may consume from opening remarks. Welcome, everyone, to this important hearing. Korean Sergeant Andrew tah
The president needs to make the call today. If you are not going to call call this woman. Father,ans child is a i need to Say Something else i did not say earlier. The reason why i jumped out and decided to become public this is not about me i have a daughter right now who is going through Cancer Treatment fouryear. Shes in her second round and came back. The worst of it the last couple of days. June has sentnce a prayer to my family every day for my daughter. Those who wonder why im here, this is a father and a mother who have to ill children and i know a lot of us who have suffered from posttraumatic stress dont like to use that term. But if we use it appropriately and use of the right way, it can be treated. It is an illness. I would beg the president make that call. If that cant happen, i would beg that maybe this committee, we issue a joint statement to the president in mexico and say the world is watching. Its time for you to act. Thank you all very much. The chair recognizes the