[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 51 (Friday, April 19, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H3651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  EXPRESSION OF CONDOLENCES TO FAMILIES OF VICTIMS AND THE PEOPLE OF 
                             OKLAHOMA CITY

  (Mr. GINGRICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGRICH. Mr. Speaker, I want to rise today and on behalf of the 
entire House to express to the families of those who were killed 1 year 
ago and to the people of Oklahoma City who have borne up under such a 
tragedy the House's condolences, our sense of commitment to working 
with the people of Oklahoma City. I want to express the grief that all 
of us feel, both at the personal level for the loss of loved ones, for 
families torn apart, for children left without parents, for parents who 
lost children, but also to express what I think was the shock and the 
outrage of the whole House, and I believe of the whole country, that an 
American could do such a thing to other Americans.
  I believe everyone in this House joins in condemning that kind of 
vicious and mindless violence against our fellow citizens, and on this 
day, in memory of the citizens of Oklahoma City, this House, I am sure, 
unanimously would want to extend our prayers, our concerns, and our 
thoughts to those families and in memory of their loved ones.

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