U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement praising reports of the Administration’s recent talks with Syrian officials to secure the safe release of Austin Tice, a Houston native, Marine veteran, and journalist who has been held captive in Syria for more than eight years: “The Tice family has had an empty seat at their dinner table for eight years, and I admire their tremendous strength and tenacity on behalf of their son and brother,” said Sen. […]
