[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16956]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              INQUIRY INTO THE MURDER OF PATRICK FINUCANE

  (Mr. NEAL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEAL. Mr. Speaker, hours ago, British Prime Minister David 
Cameron told the House of Commons that a report he commissioned 
acknowledged there was a ``shocking level of state collusion'' into the 
murder of Attorney Patrick Finucane in Belfast in 1989.
  I appreciate Prime Minister Cameron's recognition that the agents of 
the British state were involved in the murder of Pat Finucane and his 
apology to the family, but I will continue to be a strong and outspoken 
advocate for a full, open, and transparent public inquiry into the case 
of British collusion in the murder of Pat Finucane. It is the only way 
to get to the truth and the only way we can convince the public that 
one of the most controversial murders during the Troubles has been 
thoroughly investigated.
  I have known Geraldine Finucane and her family for more than two 
decades. Their campaign for justice and truth has been honorable and 
remarkable. The killing of Patrick Finucane was a dark stain in the 
north of Ireland, which has not gone away by today's report. The 
British Government agreed to conduct a full inquiry into the murder at 
Weston Park, and they should honor that commitment, as Prime Minister 
Enda Kenny of Ireland has suggested today as well.
  As we've seen many times before during the Irish peace process, 
whether it was the Birmingham Six, the Guildford Four, or Bloody 
Sunday, the truth eventually emerges. Pat Finucane's family deserves to 
know the whole truth. That is why we will continue to demand that the 
British Government hold a full public inquiry into the murder of 
Patrick Finucane.

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