[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 134 (Thursday, December 7, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S11544]
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  COMMEMORATING THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN 
                             AMMAN, JORDAN

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 627, which was submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 627) commemorating the one-year 
     anniversary of the November 9, 2005, terrorist attacks in 
     Amman, Jordan.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to 
reconsider be laid on the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 627) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 627

       Whereas on November 9, 2005, a series of terrorist bombs 
     exploded at the Radisson, Hyatt, and Days Inn hotels in 
     Amman, Jordan, resulting in the deaths of scores of civilians 
     and the injuries of hundreds of others;
       Whereas Jordan has been targeted in several terrorist 
     attacks over the past few years and likely remains a target 
     for Islamic extremists;
       Whereas Jordan provided unequivocal support to the United 
     States after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks;
       Whereas Jordan has arrested suspected terrorists with 
     possible ties to Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda organization and 
     has provided other critical support to the global war on 
     terrorism; and
       Whereas Jordan remains a firm ally of the United States in 
     the global war against terrorism and in helping to achieve a 
     lasting peace in the Middle East: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) notes with sorrow the one-year anniversary of the 
     November 9, 2005, terrorist attacks in Amman, Jordan;
       (2) condemns in the strongest possible terms the November 
     9, 2005, terrorist attacks;
       (3) expresses its ongoing condolences to the families and 
     friends of those individuals who were killed in the attacks 
     and its sympathies to those individuals who were injured;
       (4) reiterates its support of the Jordanian people and 
     their government;
       (5) values the strong and lasting friendship between Jordan 
     and the United States and the continuing cooperation of the 
     two nations in political, economic, and humanitarian 
     endeavors; and
       (6) expresses its readiness to support and assist the 
     Jordanian authorities in their efforts to pursue, disrupt, 
     undermine, and dismantle the networks that plan and carry out 
     such terrorist attacks as the November 9, 2005, terrorist 
     attacks in Amman, Jordan.

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