[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 140 (Wednesday, October 17, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H6922]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           WE SHALL OVERCOME

  (Mr. SKELTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, for a moment let me speak about resolve. We 
have the tools of terrorism being used against us, whether they be 
anthrax or whether they be physical destruction. I came back from 
Missouri Sunday evening after talking with so many of the good folks 
that I represent, talking with young people; and I sense a deep resolve 
that I have not seen in a long time, a resolve to overcome the 
difficulties of terror. So from the heartland to those terrorists: we 
will win.
  There are two things that we must do. Number one, we must continue to 
do what we do best. And that is be Americans, and we are resolved to do 
that. Number two, we must show our appreciation to the young men and 
young women in uniform. It was Cicero who once said that the greatest 
of all virtues is gratitude. So today in our resolve to go about our 
business and to keep our country strong, let us show added appreciation 
and gratitude to those who wear the uniform of the United States. We 
shall overcome this day.

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