consistent with fifsia as designated by congress, victims can sue a foreign government if one of its employees causes damage arising from drunk driving, assault, or breach of contract. if u.s. victims can sue a foreign government for these reasons, they should be able to sue a foreign government that harms their loved ones by financing a terror attack on our homelandhomeland, unquote. so senator cornyn and i have worked very hard over the course of six years and several alliterations of the bill to strike the right balance. it's been a long, long work in progress. and i believe the measure of our success is reflected by the unanimous support the bill received in both houses of congress. in this body not a single person objected when it was brought to the floor to be voted on. democrats and republicans, mr. president, don't agree on much these days. but we agree on jasta. both parties agree that the families of the 9/11 victims deserve justice. that more than anything else should weigh most heavily on our minds today. mr. president, it's been 15 years since that awful day, a day that