Flake Delivers Remarks on Kayla Mueller
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) today took to the Senate floor to deliver the following remarks in response to official confirmation of the death of Kayla Mueller, a 26-year-old Prescott, Ariz. resident and humanitarian aid worker, who had been held hostage by ISIL since 2013:
“I want to take this opportunity to express sorrow – both mine and that of the people of Arizona – at the news that one of our own, Kayla Mueller of Prescott, has died at the hands of ISIL.
“Kayla's entire adult life – cut short at the tender age of 26 – has been dedicated to the service of others, and in ending that suffering.
“When she was taken hostage in 2013, Kayla was leaving the Doctors without Borders hospital in Syria. She had been in the region working with Syrian refugees.
“Kayla once said that what inspired her work was that she found "God in the suffering eyes reflected in mine. If this is how you are revealed to me, this is how I will forever seek you."
“Regardless of the exact circumstances surrounding Kayla’s death, the fact remains that had ISIL militants not kidnapped this sparkling young woman, she would still be with us today.
“Her death can and should be laid squarely at their feet. It is yet another example of this group’s mindless, alarming savagery.
As featured on
Obama: Arizona woman, "epitomized all that is good in our world."
Faculty concerned about changes to U of A admissions policy
