Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3250) to provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 3250 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REMOTE ACCESS TO COURT PROCEEDINGS FOR VICTIMS OF THE 1988 BOMBING OF PAN AM FLIGHT 103 OVER LOCKERBIE, SCOTLAND. (a) Definition of Victim of Crimes Associated With the Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.--In this section: (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the term ``victim of crimes associated with the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103'' means any individual-- (A) who suffered direct or proximate harm as a result of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 that occurred over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988, and was present at or near the scene of the bombing when it occurred, or immediately thereafter; or (B) who is the spouse, legal guardian, parent, child, brother, sister, next of kin, or other relative of, or who is determined by the applicable district court of the United States to be an individual who possesses a relationship of similar significance to, an individual described in subparagraph (A) or an individual otherwise described in this subsection.…”