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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: U.S. Congress Returns to Face Syria Crisis [Watch (HLS stream): U.S. Congress Returns to Face Syria Crisis](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ExfH5WdX.m3u8) (1:21)  _Published 2013-09-09. U.S. Congress Returns to Face Syria Crisis_ --- Jul 27, 2023 3:43 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [U.S. Congress Returns to Try to Avert Government Shutdown](/video/klyrfTzA/) ### U.S. Congress Returns to Try to Avert Government Shutdown [What to Know About the U.S. Missile Attack on Syria](/video/Ag8KRTse/) ### What to Know About the U.S. Missile Attack on Syria [Know Right Now: U.S. Will Send Special Forces to Syria](/video/j9Z1YoY3/) ### Know Right Now: U.S. Will Send Special Forces to Syria --- ## Transcript This week starts with a major push on the White House's proposal as the full Congress returns to Washington from a month- long recess. Secretary of State John Kerry will also be heading back to lead an intelligence briefing in the house, once again making the case from military intervention in Syria. Over the weekend, Kerry met with members of the Arab League. >> We are not seeking to [ unk ] engaged in or party to or take over Syria's civil war. >> He says, Saudi Arabia will support military intervention in Syria. >> They have supported the strike and they support taking action. They believe that's very important to do that. >> President Barack Obama left the White House to join a Sunday dinner at the Naval Observatory, where Republican Senators joined Vice- President Joe Biden at his home to talk about Syria. As the Obama Administration conducts its full- court press on world leaders and in lawmakers in Washington, the President will appeal to the nation in a speech Tuesday night. He's previewing that in a series of interviews today. Last week a Senate Committee a re- written version of the President's proposal, debate on that starts on Tuesday as for the House Republican leaders have said, they won't act on the White House proposal until after the Senate does. It's still unclear whether they'll vote on the Senate language or take the opportunity to write their on. I'm Andrew Spencer, reporting. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"U.S. Congress Returns to Face Syria Crisis","description":"U.S. Congress Returns to Face Syria Crisis","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ExfH5WdX/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-09-09T12:45:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ExfH5WdX.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/ExfH5WdX/","duration":"PT1M21S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/ExfH5WdX/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```