[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H9387]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TERRORIST LEGISLATION

  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, America takes justifiable pride in the 
strength and determination of our Olympic athletes. America respects 
the strength and determination of the criminal investigators who are 
seeking to determine who and how these incidences were caused by. But 
now America has good cause to ask whether this Congress has the 
strength and determination to deal with terrorists.
  Chemical markers called taggants could allow investigators of 
terrorist bombings to trace bomb materials and more quickly identify 
terrorists. But unfortunately, the same lobby group that stripped this 
provision from the antiterrorist legislation in the spring is now 
trying to block antiterrorist legislation again.
  Their senseless slogan now appears to be, ``bombs don't kill people, 
people with bombs kill people,'' and those bombers have the right to 
remain anonymous.
  Let us not side with these special interest lobbyists to protect the 
bombers. Enact antiterrorist legislation now.

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