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Jim Saxton: “is this debate really about what the definition of terrorism is? Mr. Speaker, terrorism has become a headline issue all…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 1999
is this debate really about what the definition of terrorism is? Mr. Speaker, terrorism has become a headline issue all too often. When President Clinton bombed strategic targets in Afghanistan and Sudan last year, he attempted to send a strong message to terrorists that terrorists must pay for their crimes. But on August 11 of this year, President Clinton sent a very different message to terrorists here at home by offering clemency to 16 terrorists. Much has been said of the political motives of the clemency offer, but this is not the issue. This is an issue of terrorism and victims' rights. What about the countless victims who have been maimed and killed by the FALN bombs and guns? Yesterday I met with Diana Berger, a constituent from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, who lost her husband in 1975 to these FALN terrorists. What about their rights? Mr. Speaker, I urge everyone to vote in support of this very important resolution.
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Addressing the issue of terrorism and victims' rights in relation to presidential clemency.

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