Mr. Speaker. last week I came to the floor and recommended that the Obama administration appoint a special envoy with a very broad portfolio: dispatched to work on a diplomatic solution to the tragedy that is destroying Syria and unfolding in the Middle East. now having broad impact in greater Europe. I want to point out to those who are listening that the displacement crisis in the Middle East. centered in Syria. has consumed seven nations and propelled the largest refugee crisis Europe has faced since World War II. Already in Syria. over a quarter of a million people have been killedciviliansand that is probably a low number. With over 12 million people displaced.