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McCain displays photo of dead Syrian boy on Senate floor

In this video frame grab image from U.S. Senate Television, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., displays a photo of the body of a three year-old Syrian refugee as he urged stronger leadership from President Barack Obama on Syria, on the Senate floor, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 at the Capitol in Washington. McCain stood next to an enlarged, close-up photo of Aylan Kurdi, who drowned on a voyage with his family. He said the photo has "opened the world’s eye to this devastating crisis." (US Senate Television via AP) In this video frame grab image from U.S. Senate Television, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., displays a photo of the body of a three year-old Syrian refugee as he urged stronger leadership from President Barack Obama on Syria, on the Senate floor, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 at the Capitol in Washington. McCain stood next to an enlarged, close-up photo of Aylan Kurdi, who drowned on a voyage with his family. He said the photo has "opened the world’s eye to this devastating crisis." (US Senate Television via AP)

By Associated Press September 9, 2015 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. John McCain displayed a photo of the body of a 3-year-old Syrian refugee on the Senate floor Wednesday as he urged stronger leadership from President Barack Obama on Syria.

McCain, a Republican, stood next to an enlarged, close-up photo of Aylan Kurdi, who drowned along with his 5-year-old brother and mother when their small rubber boat capsized as it headed for Greece. McCain said the photo has “opened the world’s eye to this devastating crisis.”

McCain said it should haunt Americans that “the United States will continue to do nothing meaningful” about conflicts like that in Syria that have led to a surge in refugees.

Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday after meetings on Capitol Hill that the U.S. will take in more refugees.