[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 106 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S8076]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO PEOPLE OF MONTOURSVILLE, PA

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, before I speak about the welfare bill, I 
just want to express my condolences to the people of Montoursville, PA. 
As many of you know, the crash of TWA Flight 800 included French 
students from that high school in Montoursville, along with five 
chaperones.
  I talked with some people in Montoursville today. To say the people 
are shocked and overwhelmed does not quite, I think, relay the feelings 
that are going through that small town in north central Pennsylvania, 
near Williamsport, PA.
  Senator Specter and I have pledged to do all we can to aid the people 
of that community in getting information that is necessary to begin the 
healing process, which is a very difficult one. We will do whatever we 
can to assist them in that process. Obviously, we will be vigilant in 
making sure the U.S. Government follows up and makes a thorough 
investigation of this and to the cause of this accident, hopefully 
accident.

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