[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 11, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H5502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CONDEMNING ATTACK AGAINST OUR COUNTRY AND ITS CITIZENS

  (Mr. RUSH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you this morning as a man proud 
to be an American; proud because of the extraordinary spirit that 
resides in the hearts and minds of the people of this great Nation.
  Yesterday our Nation was attacked. Thousands of hardworking men and 
women in New York City and here at the Pentagon left their homes to put 
in an honest day's work and they were viciously attacked; attacked by 
cowardly individuals who deliberately sought to strike at the innocent.
  In spite of the ugliness of this tragedy, I witnessed the beauty of 
the American spirit rising Phoenix-like out of the ashes; beauty that 
was demonstrated by those who were attacked, those who rescued, and 
those who led; beauty that was demonstrated in the form of strength of 
character, unity in spirit, and a willing spirit.
  I believe that today, because of our pain, America is stronger than 
it has ever been. God bless America.

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