Risch, Coons Statement on Executive Order Implementing Key Provisions of the Countering Wrongful Detention Act

WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons (D-Del.), today released the following statement on the recent Executive Order on the detention of American abroad that includes key provisions of their Countering Wrongful Prevention Act.

"We are glad to see our Countering Wrongful Detention legislation included in President Trump's executive order to punish countries that use Americans as political pawns to extract concessions from the United States. We have worked tirelessly, on a bipartisan basis, to end this terrible practice and ensure this bill becomes law, and we will continue working to codify this order and send a sharp message to all those who seek to harm Americans. Over 70 Americans have been brought home this year, but we won't rest until every American is returned home. We stand with those who were and are hostages or wrongfully detained. We will work to ensure that they are freed and that no other American has to endure this injustice again."

Read more about the Countering Wrongful Detention Act here.

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