[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15350]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          AMERICANS IN LEBANON

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, earlier this week I spoke about the fact 
that there would be tremendous hardship on people who are currently in 
Lebanon--American citizens leaving in the midst of a war zone. The 
stated policy, earlier this week, was to require people to pay a fee to 
leave, and I am appreciative of the fact that, after speaking out and 
after introducing a bill that, in fact, would allow them to waive the 
fees, in fact, the Secretary of State has done that.
  I appreciate the fact that they are proceeding with that and the fact 
that people are now beginning to move from the region. I urge that that 
continue to happen as quickly as possible. We have many innocent people 
in harm's way. We need to remember that and do everything we possibly 
can to protect them.

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