[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 71 (Thursday, May 17, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H2824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 INTERESTS IN FINANCIAL ASSETS OF IRAN

  (Mr. TURNER of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. TURNER of New York. Madam Speaker, there are no greater reminders 
of how dangerous Iran is to America than the Iranian-backed 1983 Beirut 
and 1996 Khobar Towers bombings in which 260 Americans lost their 
lives.
  There was no military or economic retaliation towards Iran for their 
involvement in those bombings. The only type of recourse the families 
had of those who died was a financial reward given to them by the 
Federal courts--an award they still have not seen.
  This is why I have introduced H.R. 4070, a legal necessity which 
revokes sovereign immunity from the Iranian central bank and allows a 
Federal court to attach frozen funds. Thus, the families who have been 
impacted by those bombings can receive the financial compensation they 
deserve and were previously awarded.
  Today, 15 family members who lost their loved ones are on Capitol 
Hill, asking for two things: that we do everything we can to prevent 
Iran from killing more Americans, and that we hold them accountable for 
their actions.
  I would like to say that I stand with them. I will continue to remind 
Americans about what Iran has done and what they continue to do.

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