[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 35 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1342]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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CONDEMNING ATTACK ON IRANIAN DISSIDENTS
(Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of Judge Poe's House
Resolution 89, condemning the terrorist attack on February 9, 2013, at
Camp Liberty in Iraq and requesting the prompt and safe return of the
residents to Camp Ashraf.
This attack has demonstrated that the living conditions of the
residents are being threatened and their safety is in jeopardy.
The United States needs to help facilitate the return of the
residents for their own protection to Camp Ashraf, located also in
Iraq, where they have safer facilities and a better infrastructure that
may sustain future attacks--yes, future attacks. According to press
reports, Mr. Speaker, the Iranian Quds Force intends to attack Camp
Liberty again with rockets and mortars.
Mr. Speaker, time is of the essence. I urge the U.S. House of
Representatives to debate the Poe bill on the floor immediately due to
the urgent humanitarian situation that the residents are facing.
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