Norton, Green to Lead Special Order on Detention of D.C. Resident Austin Tice, This Evening

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Al Green (D-TX) will lead a Special Order this evening around 7:15 pm on the House floor on the injustice of Austin Tice, a D.C. resident, being held for seven years in detention in Syria. In August 2012, Austin was detained in Syria and continues to be held under uncertain terms. Austin, a Marine Corps veteran, entered Syria as a freelance journalist. He is a graduate of Georgetown University, a National Merit Finalist and an Eagle Scout. U.S. officials believe Austin is still alive.

"For unmercifully long, Austin Tice's family has waited without word of their son," Norton said. "With this Special Order we seek to heighten attention to his detention in Syria and to encourage Congress and the administration to bring this young Marine veteran home."