gaza where he is still today a
hostage beneath gaza in tunnels.
ryan corbet has been held in
afghanistan for years, an ngo
worker who was abducted by the
taliban, mike has been held in
china on narcotics trafficking
charges, a sentence upheld
recently but not yet imposed.
and of course evan gershkovich,
a "wall street journal" reporter
currently in prison in russia
whose mother i met with recently
and who i joined with his family
in continuing to pray and work
for his release.
there has recently been a
positive step forward in how we
welcome home these hostages, but
first, madam president, i have
to tell you something disturbing
about how we have long welcomed
home hostages.
the presiding officer: the
senate will be in order.
mr. coons: jason is a
"washington post" reporter who
was taken prisoner in iran and
ultimately served a year and a