Our hearts go out to the passengers and families as they endure this horrible ordeal. Chairman Gilman and I extend our deepest sympathies to the family of Mr. Katyal and others who may have lost their loved ones to this barbaric act. The two lawmakers pledged the support of the United States Congress in working with India and other countries to combat global terrorism.
Terrorism is the single biggest threat to our national security.
As we have seen by this latest hijacking, terrorism knows no boundaries. I intend to discuss with the Indian government ways in which the United States and India can work together to combat terrorism. The Connecticut lawmaker will be leading a trade delegation to India in January. We urge the hijackers to release the passengers and crew of Indian Airlines flight 814. Rep. Gejdenson and I believe that this ordeal once again strongly indicates that the United States and India face similar threats to our common democratic forms of governments and we must forge closer ties on every level and particularly in combating terrorism.