[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 123 (Thursday, September 20, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H5738]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HELPING CHILDREN AFFECTED BY SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORISM

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, in scenes worse than a horror movie, 
Americans witnessed hijacked planes slam into the World Trade Center 
and the Pentagon and fall to the ground in Pittsburgh. In the blink of 
an eye, thousands of lives were snatched and Americans lost our sense 
of safety.
  For millions who watched the carnage, the harrowing images will be 
imprinted forever in our memory. But for the children who lost a parent 
in this catastrophic act of terror, their lives will never be the same 
again.
  Today, I am proud to join my colleague, the gentlewoman from Texas 
(Ms. Jackson-Lee), in introducing H. Con. Res. 228. This resolution 
calls for immediate benefits for children who lost one or both parents 
or guardians in the multiple tragedies.
  H. Con. Res. 228 will ensure that services for these children will 
include, but not be limited to, foster care, medical assistance, and 
psychological services which they so desperately need.
  All the money and the services in the world could never replace the 
loss of their loved ones. But although money cannot heal their scars, 
with the passage of this resolution, we can begin to bandage their deep 
wound.
  I hope our colleagues sign on to H. Con. Res. 228.

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