Bill Nelson, Marco Rubio Want Federal Reward for Info on Beheaded Journalists

Floridas two U.S. senators -- Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio -- teamed up on Monday to introduce a bill offering up to $10 million for information on the Islamic State (IS) terrorists who beheaded journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff. They were joined by New Hampshires two senators -- Democrat Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Kelly Ayottee -- and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. The money would come from the federal Rewards for Justice Program.

James Foley and Steven Sotloff nobly risked their lives in the pursuit of truth, and the United States will not stand idly by after two of its own were brutally murdered at the hands of fundamentally evil and freedom-hating extremists, said Rubio on Monday. This bill is a symbol of our commitment to their parents that America will not rest until justice is served, and let it serve as a clear message to IS that we will stop at nothing to ensure the deaths of these beloved journalists do not go unpunished.