Congress is weighing several legislative actions to compensate US victims of Iranian and Palestinian terrorism amid bipartisan frustration with the Obama administration.
A Senate Judiciary panel led by presidential candidate Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is looking into several avenues to ensure that victims and their families receive the awards they're entitled to after winning in US courts. Attorneys and outside experts laid out several options at an emotional hearing Nov. 4 with families of the victims, during which both Cruz and his Democratic counterpart vowed to work together on solutions.
