Mr. Speaker. I rise today as the Syrian displacement crisis has consumed seven nations in the Middle East. among them Lebanon. Jordan. Turkey. obviously. and Syria itself. and has spawned the largest refugee crisis Europe has faced since World War II. The scope of the damage is incredible. This protracted conflict has decimated Syrias infrastructure and has already taken the lives of over 250.000 civilians. has displaced over 4 million people. and has subjected tens upon thousands of children in that nation to Assads horrific barrel bombs. Most everyone who remains in Syria endures power and water cuts. the threat of shelling. galloping inflation. and rampant speculation about: What will happen next?