[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 125 (Tuesday, September 8, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S9140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 253--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE 
GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA SHOULD APOLOGIZE FOR THE WELCOME HOME CEREMONY HELD 
 TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF CONVICTED LOCKERBIE BOMBER ABDEL BASET AL-
                                MEGRAHI.

  Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Cardin) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations.

                              S. Res. 253

       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) condemns the August 20, 2009, release from prison in 
     Scotland of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the lone person convicted 
     in connection with the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight over 
     Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people, including 189 
     Americans;
       (2) condemns the lavish welcome home ceremony held in 
     Tripoli, Libya, to celebrate the release of Mr. al-Megrahi; 
     and
       (3) calls on the Government of Libya to apologize for the 
     public celebration of Mr. al-Megrahi's release.

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