Saturday, March 9, marks the observation of the first National Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day under legislation signed into law last year.
Washington — On Saturday, the U.S. is marking its first National Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day. Bipartisan legislation signed into law by President Biden established March 9 as a day of remembrance for Americans wrongfully held overseas. The Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act was introduced and shepherded through Congress last year by Reps. Haley Stevens and French Hill, and Sen. Chris Coons.
S. government.'All the China cases have been very, very long cases. I know that there are people putting in effort. But I think the real roadblock is there's a lot of disagreement and bureaucracy,' Harrison Li said. 'The sense I get is there's a lot of folks who maybe aren't so sure on what to do and how to approach these cases, and that leads to a lot of gridlock.
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