[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 24, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S5114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        LIBYA AND PAN AM BOMBING

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I would like to address the 
administration's decision to restore full diplomatic relations with 
Libya and remove it from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. I 
agree with the President that Libya has made progress in renouncing and 
fighting terrorism, but we must not overlook that the families of the 
victims of the Pan Am bombing continue to wait for the remaining 
compensation from Libya that was agreed to in 2003. We also must not 
overlook the victims and their families affected by the La Belle 
bombing in Germany in 1996, when two American servicemembers were 
killed and many others were severely injured.
  I urge the administration to work toward a solution that ensures that 
the victims' families are fully compensated. At the same time, the 
Government of Libya should know that as we review this diplomatic 
proposal over the next several weeks, we will be looking for Libya to 
continue their forward progress in rejoining the international 
community. We urge them to make good on their promises to the families 
who have suffered so much.

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