mr. strictland, i am profoundly sorry. i am profoundly sorry for the harm that has come to you. i owe an apology to. it's to the victim's families in this case. i can stop there. harms like this extend beyond criminal defendants and those with the title of victim. it goes to the broader community. to that end, i want to tell this community that i represent that i find this mistake in this system to be profound, to be one that i should take every ounce of energy i have to correct. i am sorry for this mistake made by this system. >> i find this mistake and this system to be profound, one that should take every ounce of energy i have to correct. that's the head of the prosecutor office. the man she apologized to directly in that statement is this man. he has been in prison for over 40 years. her office, which prosecuted him in that case, they have determined he didn't do it. that he shouldn't have been prosecuted. it wasn't him. the case against him was based on a single witness who recanted her testimony, who says it wasn't him. she sought to have him released. two other men convi

mr. strictland incarcerated, quote, serves no conceivably just purpose. the prosecutors saying that. they're telling the court they screwed up. he's been in jail for more than 40 years for something he did not do. he must be released. that statement from the prosecutors was last month, was on may 190. still, though, today, almost a month later, kevin strictland is in prison still, in missouri. his lawyers, once the prosecutors said we did this wrong, it's not him, his lawyers petitioned the missouri supreme court asking them to authorize his release. yesterday, the missouri supreme court declined to hear the case. they did not hear a reason why. okay, that's a story in itself. but there are other things that could happen here within the missouri political system. if missouri republicans could just get it together, there's ways to fix this. the missouri legislature, despite the incredibly toxic chaos going on over there, they actually got it together enough to pass a bill that would give prosecutors a direct mechanism to ask for a conviction to be thrown out. the governor of missouri,

strictland will vote yes on h.r. 567. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. steube of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. steube will vote yea on h.r. 567. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by vince gonzalez, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. gonzalez will vote yes on h.r. 567. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. mcclain of michigan, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. mcclain will vote yes on h.r. 567. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. trone: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. hoyer pursuant to h.r. 8, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. higher will vote yes on h.r. 567. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? mr. luc