[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 119 (Thursday, September 13, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H5594]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       ANNOUNCEMENT TO COLLEAGUES REGARDING ACTIONS THEY CAN TAKE

  (Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to make some 
announcements to our colleagues.
  First of all, our colleagues can call my office today to cosponsor a 
Declaration of War Resolution that I have prepared which will be 
introduced within the next several days. This Declaration of War gives 
the White House the authority and the ability to declare to specific 
terrorist groups that in fact we are at war with.
  Number two, our colleagues can call my office and cosponsor a joint 
resolution creating a joint task force between the U.S. and Russia to 
combat terrorism. This comes about because of communications I have 
received from the Russian Duma offering to work with us. The Russians 
have the same threat that we do, and this is an opportunity for us to 
work together.
  Number three, our colleagues can join next week in State Farm's 
announcement of several hundreds of thousands of dollars going to the 
Police and Fire Foundation to benefit the families of those police and 
firefighters who are currently missing in New York.
  And, number four, our colleagues can join the gentleman from Maryland 
(Mr. Hoyer) and I as we announce next week the creation of a 
multimillion dollar fund to support the Police and Firefighters Hero 
Scholarship Fund in New York so that we can provide for full college 
scholarships for every son and daughter of every police officer and 
firefighter in New York City who is determined to have been killed in 
this terrible tragedy.
  I urge my colleagues to join with us in these efforts.

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