Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Senate Passage Of Bipartisan Resolution Calling For The Immediate And Unconditional Release Of New Yorker Ryan Corbett From Unjust Detention By The Taliban

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor following Senate passage of his bipartisan resolution calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Ryan Corbett after more than 600 days of unjust detention by the Taliban. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:

Today, I am very proud that the Senate just passed Leader McConnell 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.

And I promised them 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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