[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 AIRLINES TO RECOVER

  (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, every day for the past 8 days, we have 
watched with deep respect and gratitude as our firefighters, emergency 
medical personnel, police, soldiers, counselors, and volunteers rescued 
and then continued the search and the clearing of the debris of the 
buildings and lives left by the terrorists.
  This morning, I want to especially recognize another group of brave 
and caring people, our airline pilots, cockpit crews, and flight 
attendants who went back to work and continue to work every day to get 
us to our destinations safely and comfortably.
  Thank you to those at American who took me to mine last weekend and 
those at all of the other airlines which serve the many cities in all 
of our districts.
  In a few days, we will have the opportunity to really show our 
gratitude and pass a package to keep our planes flying and thousands of 
people in the jobs they need so they can provide for themselves and 
their families. Let us do it.

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