[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 121 (Monday, September 17, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1666]
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AUTHORIZING USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES AGAINST THOSE RESPONSIBLE 
              FOR RECENT ATTACKS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES

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                               speech of

                        HON. HENRY E. BROWN, JR.

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 14, 2001

  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, today we have the 
opportunity to come together, with one voice, to stand up for what this 
great country means to all Americans. We owe it to the victims of 
Tuesday's attack; to those who continue to sacrifice in response to 
that attack; to those in our Armed Forces who we call on to defend us; 
to all Americans who dearly love their country; and to all future 
generations of Americans.
  I urge my colleagues to make the vote on this resolution a symbol of 
a unified voice of freedom. May this vote prove to the entire world 
that the United States of America--as one nation, under God--will 
continue to be a beacon of freedom, hope, and dreams.
  Above all, may all Americans take heart as their federal government 
moves forward, as a collective body, to protect their precious freedom. 
The use of force is justified to eliminate this menace of terrorism, 
and America will prevail.

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