Ahead of 43rd Anniversary of Release of Iran-Held Hostages, Senator Reverend Warnock Announces New Bipartisan Legislation to Bring Justice to Patriotic Americans
January 19, 2024
January 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
January 20th marks the 43rd anniversary of the release of 52 U.S. Embassy employees who were taken hostage for 444 days by Iranian militants
Congress previously agreed to compensate these hostages via the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism (USVSST) Fund, but after more than four decades many former hostages and their families have only received a fraction--as li . . .
January 20th marks the 43rd anniversary of the release of 52 U.S. Embassy employees who were taken hostage for 444 days by Iranian militants
Congress previously agreed to compensate these hostages via the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism (USVSST) Fund, but after more than four decades many former hostages and their families have only received a fraction--as li . . .