enactment of the underlying bill, the Defense secretary develop a protocol that permits media coverage of the return to the United States of coffins containing the remains of members of the armed forces who died overseas. The protocol would be required to ensure the preservation of the dignity of the occasion of the return and the confidentiality of the members' identity. [S 2400, Vote 132, 6/21/04] XXXX Voted to Urge All Countries to Forgive Debt From Loans to Saddam Hussein’s Regime. On October 16, 2003, XXXX voted to urge all countries to forgive Iraq’s debt from loans to the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein. The vote was on a Nickles, R-Okla., amendment (no. 1876) to the FY 2004 Supplemental for Iraq and Afghanistan. The Nickles amendment would express the sense of the Senate that all countries that hold debt from loans to the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein should be urged to forgive their debt. [S 1689, Vote 388, 10/16/03] XXXX Voted to Hold Iraq Forces Accountable for Abuse of US Soldiers. In April 2003, XXXX voted for a resolution that would express outrage at the treatment of American prisoners of war by Iraqi forces, note the expectation that they be allowed to meet with the Red Cross and state that those mistreating U.S. prisoners will be held accountable. [S Con Res 31, Vote 129, 4/9/03] 153
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