[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 137 (Friday, October 12, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H6705-H6706]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              SUPPORT FOR THE PATRIOT ANTI-TERRORISM BILL

  (Mr. KELLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a supporter and original co-
sponsor of the PATRIOT anti-terrorism

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bill. Recently, President Bush told our Nation that our citizens should 
take their families on a vacation to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. 
I have the happy privilege of representing Orlando.
  Since we have a tourism-based economy, my district has been uniquely 
hurt by the tragic acts of September 11. Specifically, because so many 
people have been afraid to fly, theme park workers, convention workers, 
hotel workers, and cab drivers have lost their jobs.
  It is critical to the people of Orlando that we pass this anti-
terrorism bill to give our citizens a sense of confidence and security 
that our skies and country are going to be safer. This anti-terrorism 
bill which passed the Committee on the Judiciary unanimously deserves 
our support. It is a powerful piece of crime-fighting legislation. It 
gives FBI additional tools to go after terrorists. It creates criminal 
penalties for people who harbor terrorists, and at the same time it 
respects the civil liberties of our citizens.
  I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the PATRIOT anti-terrorism 
bill.

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