Some good news comes this week for Paul Whelan’s family

The Whelan family is focused on positive news and gratitude.

Some of that is renewed interest in the plight of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, arrested nearly four years ago in Russia and convicted of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in prison. He has denied the charges.

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bipartisanship is Tuesday’s announcement that Michigan Democratic Congresswoman Rep. Haley Stevens, and Arkansas Republican Congressman . French Hill along with Senators Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, and Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, to introduce bills making March 9 an annual National Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day.

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Stevens said she learned of Paul Whelan’s unlawful detention just days before being sworn into office on Jan. 3, 2019.

“The Whelan family, like so many families of hostages detained abroad, have shown unbelievable strength, courage, and grace in what can only be described as a nightmare situation,” she said. “Our bipartisan, bicameral designation today is a small step in ensuring that the names of Americans wrongfully held abroad are not forgotten. We will never stop fighting until Paul Whelan, and all other Americans hostages, are brought safely home.”