However. despite numerous official requests for their release and meetings between our governments. including a meeting 1 had with the Bahamian Ambassador to the United States. the Bahamian Government continues to debate. deliberate and drag its feet about releasing these doctors to our custody. Mr. Speaker. the time is past due for the Bahamian Government to release these doctors to the United States. Our two countries have always enjoyed strong relations. and we all want that friendship to continue without question or concern. But in this matter. the Bahamian Government is not acting as friends should. They are denying liberty to two refugees who were awarded freedom by the United States. This past weekend I spent nearly 2 hours with the families of these doctors. I was moved by their incredible strength and faith that their family would one day be reunited.
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