Hoyer Statement on the Passing of Otto Warmbier

WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the passing of University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier, held captive by North Korea for 17 months:  

“I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Otto Warmbier today, and my thoughts and prayers are with his family, who have had to endure a painful ordeal these past seventeen months.  The brutal dictatorship in North Korea is responsible for his murder, and the United States and our allies must continue to apply pressure on the Kim regime and make it clear that such actions are unacceptable.”