In remarks on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) celebrated the return of US citizens detained in Russia following a major prisoner swap.
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00:00I come to the floor with really good news.
00:03After years of brutal and wrongful detention in Russia,
00:07at the hands of Putin's regime,
00:10Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan,
00:13Alsu Kurumasheva, and Vladimir Karamurza
00:17are on their way home.
00:19It's great news.
00:21And I was proud to work and stand with Leader McConnell
00:24in a bipartisan show of unity.
00:26We spent many, many hours
00:29working hard, sending letters, making calls
00:32to get Evan's return.
00:34I commend President Biden for getting them all home.
00:38And for all other Americans
00:40held hostage
00:42or unjustly imprisoned around the world,
00:45today shines as a beacon of hope
00:47that America will never give up on you
00:50and we will continue to do everything we can
00:54to bring you home.
00:56You are on our thoughts and minds,
00:58including those from New York
01:00who are still imprisoned unjustly
01:02by authoritarian regimes around the world.