[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 144 (Thursday, October 25, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H7317-H7325]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 11 AS PATRIOT DAY
Mr. LaTOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the order of the House of
October 24, 2001, I call up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 71)
amending title 36, United States Code, to designate September 11 as
Patriot Day, and ask for its immediate consideration.
The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.
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The text of House Joint Resolution 71 is as follows:
H.J. Res. 71
Whereas on September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four
civilian aircraft, crashing two of them into the towers of
the World Trade Center in New York City, and a third into the
Pentagon outside Washington, D.C.;
Whereas the fourth hijacked aircraft crashed in
southwestern Pennsylvania after passengers tried to take
control of the aircraft in order to prevent the hijackers
from crashing the aircraft into an important symbol of
democracy and freedom;
Whereas these attacks were by far the deadliest terrorist
attacks ever launched against the United States, killing
thousands of innocent people; and
Whereas in the aftermath of the attacks the people of the
United States stood united in providing support for those in
need: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 1. DESIGNATION OF SEPTEMBER 11 AS PATRIOT DAY.
(a) Designation.--Chapter 1 of title 36, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``Sec. 144. Patriot Day
``(a) Designation.--September 11 is Patriot Day.
``(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue
each year a proclamation calling on--
``(1) State and local governments and the people of the
United States to observe Patriot Day with appropriate
programs and activities;
``(2) all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of
the United States and interested organizations and
individuals to display the flag of the United States at
halfstaff on Patriot Day in honor of the individuals who lost
their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the
United States that occurred on September 11, 2001; and
``(3) the people of the United States to observe a moment
of silence on Patriot Day in honor of the individuals who
lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against
the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for
chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:
``144. Patriot Day.''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the order of the House of
Wednesday, October 24, 2001, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LaTourette)
and the gentleman from New York (Mr. Owens) each will control 30
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LaTourette).
General Leave
Mr. LaTOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their
remarks on H.J. Res. 71, the joint resolution under consideration.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Ohio?
There was no objection.
Mr. LaTOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Mr. Speaker, on September 11, 2001, the United States fell victim to
the worst terrorist attack in our history. The attack was prompted by a
hatred for freedom and liberty and resulted in the deaths of thousands
of innocent people. On that day, four civilian aircraft were hijacked.
Two crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New
York City. A third struck the Pentagon building here in Washington,
D.C., and the fourth hijacked plane crashed in a rural part of
southwestern Pennsylvania, after passengers on that plane heroically
tried to take control of the aircraft.
Since these attacks, we have honored our heroes, mourned those that
we have lost, and offered an unprecedented amount of support and
comfort to those in need. We have also witnessed an outpouring of unity
and American spirit that has been unmatched in our Nation's history.
In remembrance of the tragic events of September 11, as well as the
remarkable events that followed, House Joint Resolution 71 would
designate September 11 as United We Stand Remembrance Day.
Each year the President of the United States would issue a
proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe
this day with appropriate programs and activities.
I want to commend the author of this legislation, Mr. Speaker, the
gentleman from New York (Mr. Fossella), for bringing this important
measure to the floor. I also want to thank the Committee on Rules for
expediting the consideration of this bill in the House.
I urge my colleagues to support this resolution. It is an important
step towards ensuring that the events of September 11 are never
forgotten.
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the balance of the time on
our side be given to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Fossella) and
that he be permitted to yield time as he sees fit.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Ohio?
There was no objection.
Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, 44 days ago thousands of innocent, brave souls began to
rest with the Almighty. Each individual is a chapter in the wonderful
and cherished story known as America.
They were born in different towns. Some spoke different languages.
They worshipped different faiths: Christian, Jew, Hindu and Muslim. At
home, they were known by different names: sister, brother, aunt, uncle,
grandma, grandpa, son, daughter, mom, and dad. At home, they did
different things. They coached little league; they instructed in the
Bible; they taught our kids how to play soccer.
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During the day they had different jobs, dishwasher, broker,
secretary, electrician, accountant, police officer, EMS worker, court
officer, soldier, sailor, marine, airman, firefighter, and so much
more. That was up until September 11. They were the essence of America.
But these differences that they had were minor compared to the things
they had in common. They all cherished freedom and they all loved
America.
After September 11, they each had one more thing in common. They
united this Nation, the crucible of liberty, to keep us strong, just
and free. It is thus our task to ensure that future generations know,
acknowledge, and remain thankful to the honorable lives that perished
tragically, but not in vain, on September 11, 2001.
For the past 44 days, our Nation has grieved over the loss of
thousands of brave men and women. It has been a great time of sadness
for our Nation and for me personally. Like countless families on Staten
Island and Brooklyn, in New York and across America, our family
suffered a loss in the terrible attack at the Trade Center, and more
friends and neighbors than I care to count. My prayers go out to each
of them and to every family that has suffered.
This is just a front page of a recent newspaper, our daily in our
local hometown, the Staten Island Advance. Each one of these photos
represents a tragic end to a wonderful life. Each has left families;
sons and daughters without parents, mothers and fathers without sons
and daughters. We will always remember them and always honor them.
In this time of grief and tragedy of the past 44 days, we have also
seen the very best of America. I stood proudly on that Tuesday,
September 11, on concrete, where hours before stood the grandest of New
York's skyscrapers, as construction workers, along with firemen and
police officers planted an American flag in the debris and rubble. I
watched proudly on Tuesday as New York's bravest and finest, iron
workers, steelworkers, carpenters, hoisted concrete slabs with their
bare hands to find survivors, to find their brothers in the wreckage.
Today, my colleagues, the Congress convenes to proclaim its support
for permanently establishing September 11 as a national day of
remembrance. It is our intention, beginning September 11, 2002, and
each year thereafter, that America and its citizens officially
remember, honor, and pay tribute to the thousands of innocent lives
lost by the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001; those who died at
the Trade Center, those who died at the Pentagon, and those who died in
Pennsylvania.
The American story is far from finished. Indeed, the best chapters
are yet to come. We must believe that. Each chapter represents
individuals who perished and lost their lives, with names like Egan,
Hamis, Bergin, Pinto, Palazzo, Moran, and thousands more.
We also must believe, however, that there is a just God directing our
people in a just cause of liberty. That cause,
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like others before, which crushed fascism and communism, is now to
forbid the tyranny of terrorism. Sixty years ago, freedom-loving people
looked to the United States as the arsenal of democracy. Today, the
world turns again towards America, and that arsenal is stronger than
ever. We will not retreat nor submit to the heinous acts of evildoers.
We will and must, instead, stand firm, stand tall, and stand united
with this arsenal known as the American spirit, guided by freedom and
justice with direction from the almighty and in support of our
Commander-in-Chief. We will be vigilant, valiant and brave, and we will
prevail.
It is simple to say that September 11, 2001 will be a day we will
never forget, but today this body establishes forever that the freedom
and the sacrifice of so many who perished on September 11, 2001 will be
honored and always remembered.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume,
and I rise to congratulate my colleague, the gentleman from New York
(Mr. Fossella), and the other sponsors of this bill.
Mr. Speaker, on the floor before I have mentioned the fact that I am
intimately acquainted with the World Trade Center Towers. I was in New
York when there was just a hole there and the debate was raging about
what those buildings should look like and how high they should go, et
cetera, et cetera. As a member of the New York State Legislature, I
visited there many times, because the New York State executive offices
were located in the World Trade Center Towers.
I have now gone to numerous affairs at the restaurant, the Windows on
the World, and been in numerous conferences in the World Trade Center.
So the memories are not difficult to conjure up when I think of what
happened that day and the flames raging. I do not want to remember, I
want to forget, and I try hard to forget. But there are some things we
must remember, and I think that this bill calls upon us to remember
what I stated here on the floor before; that parents should tell their
children about the bravery of the New York City firemen and policemen
who went in to stop the spreading inferno while others were rushing out
to safety. They should tell their children that hundreds of policemen
and firemen died performing their duties, and that there were many
other acts of bravery and courage by many other individuals.
This is a time for mourning, it is also a time for rage. Very well
organized devils have done this ghastly deed. We are face-to-face with
evil geniuses and cold-blooded murderers. They must be surgically
exposed and driven from the face of the Earth.
Without declaring war, war was launched. We were attacked and lost
thousands of casualties. This is not just a war that should be framed
as the opposition has chosen to frame it. It is not a religious war,
and those who claim it is a religious war are using that as a cover for
a war of fanatics and zealots who have really no base, no human base of
any significance. This is a war against a way of life. This is a war
against what they call modernity. This is a war against a Nation that
believes that all men are created equal. It is a war against a Nation
that believes all women are created equal. It is a war against a value
system that says we should make decisions democratically, with no high-
level chiefs imposing themselves and their will on low-level people;
there should be no high-level chiefs declaring that others should
martyr themselves by the thousands in order to achieve the goals of a
jihad.
It is a very serious war, and there is no one thing that we can do
here or there, no negotiations that will end this war. These zealots,
these fanatics must be met head on. And I think the act of remembrance
that should take place once a year, as required in this bill, the act
of remembrance on a national basis, will only help us to fortify our
resolve that we too have fervor, we too feel strongly about certain
principles, we too are willing to die. Not suicidally, not murderously
to take other lives, but we are willing to die in defense of our
beliefs. We too have heroes, we too have martyrs, and we would like for
a concrete demonstration of this to take place at least once a year.
For a long time, I am sure that from day to day and week to week
there will be ways in which people will recognize and remember what
happened on September 11. I have gone to a number of memorial services
every weekend. I would like to see them stop, but they will not stop, I
know, and it is very important that they take place. But to guarantee
that Americans never forget, this bill and this remembrance ceremony
that is called for here is very much in order. I welcome it, I
congratulate the sponsors again, and we should all step up and joyously
vote for this resolution.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman).
Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this
time, and I want to rise in strong support of H. J. Res. 71,
designating September 11 as Patriot Day, permanently establishing a
remembrance day on September 11. I thank the gentleman from New York
(Mr. Fossella), my colleague and fellow New Yorker, for introducing
this important, meaningful resolution in a timely manner.
Along with many of my colleagues, I lost too many of my own
constituents. One hundred two families in my district were impacted by
this tragic event, and we are joining together today to make certain
that those who lost their lives and those who gave their service
unstintingly on September 11 are going to be duly honored. Just as we
recall when President Kennedy was assassinated or when Pearl Harbor,
another day of infamy, was attacked, our Nation will never forget the
tragic events of September 11, and this resolution reinstills that duty
by all of us to remember.
Family, friends and neighbors are both victims and heroes as a result
of these atrocious, barbaric attacks. The terrorists may have attacked
our national symbol but they failed to bring down our national spirit.
The dedicated service of our firefighters, our police, and rescue
personnel, as well as the generous charitable contributions by
individuals, by corporations and organizations throughout our Nation
and elsewhere, has been a testament and reaffirmation to the American
spirit.
This measure honors not only our missing and our lost, but also the
inspirational way that Americans have united with the victims' families
and with our President in seeking to bring justice to the perpetrators.
With this resolution, we thank every American for proving that we truly
are the United States.
Accordingly, I urge all of my colleagues to fully support this
important bill.
Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from
Illinois (Mr. Davis).
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, September 11, 2001 will be a day
that we shall long remember and never forget, and so I rise in strong
support and commend the gentleman from New York (Mr. Fossella), and all
of those who are cosponsors of this resolution.
September 11 we will never forget because we can never forget the
many acts of bravery on the part of all those who responded to the
call: Firemen, law enforcement officials, volunteers, and people who
came from all walks of life to pitch in. So we remember the tremendous
sacrifices.
But we also remember those who are responding even to this day. Two
days ago, I attended a going away party for a young man in my community
whose reserve unit was being called up. E-5 Glen Johnson was there with
his fiance, members of both their families and friends. It was both a
joyful and somber occasion, joyful because Glen had prepared himself
and was ready to serve his country, sober because everyone knew the
dangers associated with his mission.
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Mr. Speaker, we paused during those festivities to offer words of
safekeeping and words for his safe return. Now we pause to offer a
prayer for all of those who are being called to active duty, called to
respond to the events of September 11 so that we can try and make sure
that our world is safe from terrorism and that what we experienced on
that day we will never experience again.
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Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
New York (Mr. Reynolds).
(Mr. REYNOLDS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, I commend the gentleman from New York (Mr.
Fossella), who has put this legislation together and brought it before
the House. Certainly the pain that he and so many of my New York
colleagues have had due to this terrible tragedy, what a great
opportunity it is to speak on behalf of this legislation.
It would be an understatement to say that the events of the past
month and a half have had a profound and lasting impact on each and
every citizen. September 11 is a day few of us will ever forget. Yet,
it is a day we must all remember.
As a Nation, we were horrified and saddened at the images of
destruction and death at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon:
despicable attacks perpetrated by evil cowards. But we were uplifted,
too, by the scenes of a Nation coming together, of complete strangers
laying themselves on the line to aid their fellow man and of the sheer
heroism to save countless lives.
The death toll in these attacks on our Nation, upon our very freedom,
has already surpassed that of Pearl Harbor. Just as December 7 shall
forever live in American history as the Day of Infamy, September 11
should forever live as a day of remembrance, a day that we honor our
fallen brothers and sisters, and reflect once again on the real
freedoms that we enjoy in the country, and what it means to be an
American.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.
Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New
York (Mrs. Maloney).
Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I support the resolution of
the gentleman from New York (Mr. Fossella).
On December 7, 1941 America awoke to the immediacy of war. Sixty
years later, war returned to U.S. soil. In each case the reaction was
the same, and so will be the result. America came together to help the
victims and mobilize against the enemy. Japan regrets December 7, and
Osama bin Laden will regret September 11. We must never forget the
lessons of these two days or those who were massacred.
They were killed simply because they showed up for work or got on a
plane. On the morning of September 11, thousands of innocent people,
many of whom were my friends and constituents, went about their morning
routines. They ate their breakfasts, read the paper. Then unknowingly,
they kissed their loved ones good-bye for the last time. We must enact
this day of remembrance not just for those gone, but because those
morning routines, the simple, sacred pleasures of daily life, are worth
protecting with all our might.
Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
New York (Mr. Grucci).
Mr. GRUCCI. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this
time, and thank him for bringing this legislation to the floor.
On September 11, we awoke to one of the greatest tragedies that
Americans have ever seen. We watched as airplanes were used as missiles
and slammed into buildings. Another plane was dispatched to Washington
to attack the mightiest fortress of our military might. And another,
under the brave, patriotic efforts of those folks that were on Flight
93 crashed into the ground, into the field in Pennsylvania.
There will come a day when our buildings are repaired and the skyline
of New York will see once again mighty structures dotting its land, and
the fields of Pennsylvania will be grown over from the scar that is
left behind from the crash; but we can never forget what transpired
that day where thousands and thousands of people lost their lives,
innocent men and women who did nothing more, nothing worse than getting
up in the morning, traveling to work, hugging their children and
kissing their spouses good-bye; and truly kissing them good-bye for the
last time.
This piece of legislation is a great piece of legislation. It will
help us to not only remember those who lost their lives, those heroes
of that fateful day, but it will also pay tribute to the many Americans
who have banded together to show what America is truly about, about
being compassionate. And when the buildings are rebuilt and the fields
are grown over and the fortresses are repaired, we will continue to
remember. We will never forget in our lifetimes, and we must never let
future generations grow weak so this type of terrorist activities can
once again take place.
Mr. Speaker, I commend the gentleman for bringing this important
legislation to the House floor.
Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New
York (Mr. Crowley).
(Mr. CROWLEY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, there are certain days whose importance in
American history enable every American to know their importance by
heart. July 4 and June 6 are days of heroism commemorating the bravery
of our Founding Fathers and declaring their independence from tyranny
and the courage of fellow Americans storming the beach at Normandy.
December 7 is a day of infamy marking the anniversary of the attack
on Pearl Harbor. Like December 7, the annual anniversary of September
11 will bring back the feelings of shock and horror which we all felt
as we saw the tragic events occurring right before our eyes.
September 11 had always been just another day in the calendar year, a
day when we went about our lives, a day no different than any other.
This year that was ended forever, and it simply is no longer just
another day. From now on, September 11 will not pass unrecognized. It
will be a day of remembrance thanks to my colleague from Staten Island
commemorating the thousands of people who lost their lives and the
innocence which we as Americans lost.
Every American, regardless of where they live, was touched personally
by both the ghastly horror of the carnage of September 11, and more
importantly, touched by the overwhelming outpouring of goodwill: the
bravery of the police and firefighters, the corresponding applause and
support that they got from all Americans, long lines of Americans
giving blood, and the opening of wallets to support the victims and
their families. We became unified as one American family that day, and
all of the little differences seem so unimportant now.
Mr. Speaker, I will never forget the importance of September 11. May
we never have another day like it in our history. It will also be a day
for families of the victims to remember their loved ones, a day for us
to remember our heroes. Once again, I thank the gentleman from New York
(Mr. Fossella) and all of the sponsors of this legislation for bringing
it forward today in such a timely manner.
Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Crowley), who I
know lost a cousin, John Moran, who I also was fortunate to know. He
will be missed.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr.
King).
Mr. KING. Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to be able to join the
gentleman from New York (Mr. Fossella), who has done a tremendous job
since these tragic events which uniquely impacted upon his district.
Mr. Speaker, no American who was alive on September 11 will ever
forget the carnage, the death or the bravery. What occurred in New
York, what happened in Washington, what happened in Philadelphia will
always be etched in our memories; but it is absolutely essential that
future generations also know exactly what occurred on that day. Yes,
there was tremendous suffering. There was tremendous carnage, but there
was also tremendous bravery and a coming together of the American
spirit as never before.
In many ways, September 11 was America's finest hour. Yes, it was a
day of infamy and tragedy; but it also represents America at its very
best: America showing courage and bravery, America showing resolve.
Mr. Speaker, despite the many friends and neighbors that all of us
lost, especially those of us from New York or Virginia, those who knew
people in the Pentagon, the fact is all of us are strengthened by the
courage those people showed in their deaths, and
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those deaths will always be a beacon for Americans as we go forward.
This resolution being put forth by the gentleman from New York (Mr.
Fossella) also represents America at its very best. It is because of
resolutions such as this, because of the unity being shown in the House
today, that America will win this war and will do it in honor of those
who gave their lives on September 11.
Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from
Maryland (Mr. Cummings).
Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr.
Fossella) for this resolution. It is indeed a very important
resolution.
When we look back on September 11 of this year, we cannot help but be
reminded that we are indeed bounded by the reality of our mortality. We
had a situation where, unfortunately, many of our fellow Americans
perished when they were merely trying to do what they do every day:
hard-working Americans going to work, sitting at a desk, writing a
memo, walking down the hall, going to get some papers from another
office, doing what they do every day. They knew how their day began,
but they had no knowledge as to how it would end. So because of the
mean-spirited efforts of a few people, their lives came to an end; and
they left mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, cousins, friends,
relatives and neighbors behind.
This Patriot Day is so significant because there are so many things
that we have seen over the last month or two since September 11 to
remind us of how great this country is and how great Americans are.
Perhaps one of the things that is etched into my mind and that will be
etched, Mr. Speaker, for the rest of my life is how the gentleman
called the dispatcher from the plane and as he talked, he asked her to
say the 23rd Psalm with him. He then made the decision that he was not
going to let his life perish and the others' lives perish; he was going
to try to do something about it.
Mr. Speaker, that is the American spirit, the spirit that makes up
what we call patriots. Many others did the same thing, just to hear
about some of those last-minute phone calls which will forever be
etched into our minds. Every September 11 we will be reminded of those
great, great people.
But there was also something else that happened that day. We had an
opportunity to stop majoring in minors and begin majoring in majors:
those things that are so important in our lives, our family. We were
reminded how significant it is that every single person has value, and
that it did not make any difference whether they were Hispanic, white,
black, Asian, it did not make any difference.
The fact is that we saw long lines in New York and in Baltimore and
all over the country of people trying to give blood to help out. We saw
the firemen with ashes all over their faces. We saw grown men with
tears in their eyes. This is what America is all about.
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This is what America is all about. When we celebrate this Patriot
Day, it will be a day that will be etched in the memory of all of us,
and we will join together, I am sure on that day, every year on
September 11 and say we shall never let it happen again.
Again, I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Fossella) for his
foresight. I am reminded of a saying that our children are the living
messages we send to a future we will never see, and this is a very,
very, very important message.
Mr. FOSSELLA. I thank the gentleman from Maryland for his very
inspirational and kind words.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from
Virginia (Mr. Forbes), a leader in this effort.
Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I too would like to commend the gentleman
from New York for his leadership in bringing this resolution forward.
There is no doubt that Americans for generations to come will remember
the day of September 11 in their prayers and in their thoughts. But
given the thousands who died that day, the thousands who were injured
or lost loved ones and the many more who may now lose their lives
seeking out the terrorists who perpetrated these evil acts, it is only
fitting that we set that day aside each year in a more formal way.
There is not a citizen in the Nation or even the world who was not
touched in some way by what happened that day. Those few tragic moments
changed our lives forever. But while we mourned and suffered in angry
silence, we were also moved to make a difference.
Millions of Americans of all ages answered the call of their
neighbors in need. They donated their money, their sweat and time, and
their love. And while nothing we can do can ever turn back the clock
and bring back those who perished, these outpourings of camaraderie can
be building blocks for a brighter tomorrow.
For years now, we have been told that Americans were shrinking into
their shells, that we were losing our feeling of community. But the
past several weeks have proven those theories wrong. Americans of all
ages, races, creeds and backgrounds came out onto their proverbial
front porches and engaged their neighborhoods.
By designating the day of September 11 as United We Stand Remembrance
Day, we not only remember those who were lost that day but also
remember the acts of unity that followed. Each year on this day, we can
rekindle the fires of patriotism and fellowship and remind each other
that our need for unity never ends. On that day each year, we will
remind each other that no matter where we have come from, we are all
and will always be Americans.
Mr. Speaker, I am proud to do my part in this national effort. I
encourage my colleagues to support this resolution.
Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I think it is very important that on Patriot Day, as this day will be
called, a day of remembrance, that we remember, first of all, all of
those policemen and firemen who performed far beyond the call of duty
and all the other heroic acts that were performed, but also it is
important for us to remember that the days following September 11 were
some of the finest hours of the Congress of the United States.
We moved, in a bipartisan way, to deal with some very serious issues.
We immediately made it easier for firemen and policemen killed in the
line of duty to receive a Federal benefit. We immediately declared that
all of the people who were in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and
other places affected by that day were victims of war and the Federal
Government would assume responsibility for them as victims of a warlike
act.
We later passed the airline assistance bill which also had in it the
Victims Assistance Fund. First of all, the airline assistance bill,
regardless of how we may quibble about the amount and the arrangements,
it recognized the fact that the airline industry is 10 percent of our
total economy, the largest economy in the world and the airline
industry is 10 percent, with a domino effect on many other parts of our
economy, the tourism industry, the travel industry, the theater
industry. It was an act which with a minimum amount of deliberation and
debate was a sound act promulgated by this Congress. The Victims
Assistance Fund which was included in the same legislation is probably
unparalleled in the history of the Nation. I do not think we have ever
created a fund similar to the Victims Assistance Fund which says, in
essence, that it is an open-ended fund to take care of the needs of all
of the victims. It is understood that insurance companies would have
certain responsibilities. In New York State, I think the law says that
the airlines are responsible since the catastrophe was initiated by a
crashing of the two airlines, but the legislation we passed will not
quibble about that. It says to every victim, the families of all the
victims, that there is a Victims Assistance Fund, it will be
administered by the Justice Department, a special master will set the
rules and those people who cannot afford lawyers and long delays for
litigation, they will have an equal chance to be the recipients, the
families to be the recipients of some kind of formulas and fair and
objective approaches to the type of settlement that they deserve.
There were millionaires who lost their lives that day, people who
work in the finance industry who had incomes far above $1 million who
lost their lives. There were other people who were janitors working for
a little more than the minimum wage who lost
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their lives. There were people there who were very elderly people who
lost their lives, and there were people who were probably in their
twenties and early thirties. In fact, I have gone to a couple of
memorial services and nothing is more painful than to go to a memorial
service for somebody who was not yet 40 years old and had a family and
so much promise and witness that their years were hijacked, taken away
from them and gone forever.
I hope that Patriot Day, the day of remembrance, will be an occasion
where we act in a manner and remind ourselves of the need of the
Congress to act in the same manner that it acted those few days after
the September 11 catastrophe. This means that we must act in a manner
which realizes that we are all in this together. Everybody is in this
together, from one level of income down to the very bottom. Workers
deserve as much attention from our government in meeting their needs as
the people at the top.
I do not think the present concern with our economy and the need for
a stimulus package in the economy can be separated from the catastrophe
of September 11. That catastrophe accelerated the problem. Also, it
reminds us that when we consider unemployment insurance for workers and
people on the very bottom, those are the same families whose sons and
daughters are also on the front lines in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is an absolute necessity, but it is going to take a lot
of pain and suffering from a lot of Americans. We know from past wars,
Vietnam, Korea, that most of the people who die in our wars are the
sons and daughters of working families.
And, therefore, in all of our legislation, a stimulus package and
anything else, let us consider that the efforts to make certain that
working families are taken care of is not a redistribution of wealth,
it is a recognition of the fact that all Americans are in this together
and we must in times of crisis move together and in times when there is
an obvious need to comfort and take care of those who have suffered in
their pain, also move together.
I want to conclude by saying that on October 12, I entered into the
Congressional Record a rap poem which sort of anticipated the fact that
regardless of whether or not we had this legislation, there are certain
kinds of people, some of us who are poets and people who are composers
and dramatists, we will always remember this day and in various ways
there will be expressions of what happened and the spirit that grew out
of September 11. I will just repeat what I said on October 12.
Mr. Speaker, the horror, the pain and anger of the catastrophe of the
World Trade Center Towers on September 11 defy description in words.
Nevertheless, in memory of the thousands who died, poets, musicians and
artists of all kinds must make the effort to express our sorrow, our
appreciation and our hope. The following rap poem is one of the
numerous attempts to call forth hope out of this unprecedented
devastation.
I call it Towers of Flowers.
Pyramid for our age
Funeral pyre
Souls on fire;
Monumental Massacre
Mound of mourning
Futures burning
Desperate yearning
Excruciating churning;
For all the hijacked years
Cry rivers,
Feel the death chill
Iceberg of frozen
Bloody tears;
Defiant orations of Pericles
Must now rise
Out of the ashes
Jefferson's profound principles
Will outlive the crashes.
Funeral pyre
Souls on fire
Lincoln's steel will
In the fiery furnace;
Mound of mourning
Futures burning
Desperate yearning;
Thousands of honored dead
Perished in pain
But not in vain,
Martin Luther King's courage
Will scrub the stain;
A new nation
Will overcome its rage
And for peace
March forever fully engaged.
Souls on fire
Funeral pyre
Pyramid for our age;
O say can you see
The monument of towers
Ashes hot with anger
Mountain of sacred flowers
Under God
Blooming with new powers.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Sherwood).
Mr. SHERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I support this good resolution as the
People's House acts to create Patriot Day, an official day of
remembrance. In our history, there are defining moments that stand out.
None is more defining than September 11, 2001. We have things that
stand out in our mind that have made the character of America, and you
could talk about the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg
Address and the attack on Pearl Harbor and VE Day. This day, this
infamous day, will rank right up with those events in defining our
character, because it has been a wake-up call for America, a time when
we have to realize that the world is not as we thought it was, and a
time when we have to remember our heroes.
We had heroes at Valley Forge and we had heroes at Guadalcanal and at
various times in our history, but at no time have we had greater heroes
than the New York City firemen, those brave young men that ran up 80
flights of stairs to save people from that building. Both shifts went
in and they had to have mass promotions later, like on a field of
battle, because it was a field of battle.
Mr. Speaker, this remembrance day is important. We must never forget.
And the way we must remember our fallen heroes is to take the necessary
action to root out terrorism across the world wherever it is, cell by
cell. That will be the official remembrance of our heroes that were
lost in New York and Washington and in an abandoned mine field in
Pennsylvania.
Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New
York (Mr. Nadler).
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, let me start by thanking the gentleman from
New York (Mr. Fossella) for bringing this resolution to the floor.
Mr. Speaker, on September 11, I was in Washington when I watched on
television the carnage in the middle of my own district in New York at
the World Trade Center. September 11 is a day that will never be
forgotten. Over 5,000 of our friends, neighbors, family members, heroes
died while doing nothing but going to work in what may be the greatest
one-day tragedy in the history of the United States.
We all have spoken about the heroes, the police officers, the
firefighters, the emergency medical people who showed their heroism on
that day, who showed their heroism which Americans always show when
called upon to do so. There were also a lot of people who were not
heroes that day. They were just ordinary, plain men and women who went
to work, did not realize what was going to happen. It was just an
ordinary day for them. They left in the morning, they kissed their
wives, their husbands and children good-bye and they never came home
and never will come home.
This attack on the United States was not a military attack. It was an
attack on civilians. It was a deliberate attempt, a successful attempt,
to kill as many American civilians as possible for the simple and great
crime of being Americans. This we will never forget and we must never
forget. We must not allow ourselves to forget how vulnerable we have
become and how we must change that vulnerability. We must not allow
ourselves to forget that it is now incumbent upon us in the memory of
the people who have fallen, who have given their lives to root out
terrorism from this world, to take away the ability of the terrorists
to do it again because they will do it again if they can.
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We must persevere in this war until we have removed the ability of
the terrorists, wherever they may be, whether in Afghanistan or Iraq or
wherever, to again attack the United States and wreak havoc on our
citizens.
I am glad we are proclaiming September 11 as United We Stand
Remembrance Day, so we can always remember every year those of our
fellow citizens who died simply for being Americans, those of our
fellow citizens who died as heroes in trying to save their
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fellow citizens, and we may also remember the treacherous attack upon
our country and resolve that the United States will never be caught
unprepared again, and that the United States will rid the world of this
scourge of nihilistic terrorism.
I have thousands of families in my district that need not only our
thoughts and our prayers, but a helping hand and a shoulder to lean on
in this time of crisis. I am confident that they will get that shoulder
from their fellow Americans.
I thank the Members of this House, and I urge the adoption of this
resolution.
Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from
Connecticut (Mr. Shays).
Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
Mr. Speaker, I was somewhat reluctant to speak because I think this
is such an important bill and I did not prepare my remarks; but I am
compelled to speak, for a number of reasons.
Obviously, September 11 was a day we will never forget. Thousands of
men and women and children from the United States and 79 other
countries lost their lives, and we all saw it happen up close and
personal. They were killed by an act of war, and because of this
hideous act, this carnage, we, the United States, are at war, a war to
wipe out terrorism.
Thousands of families lost their loved ones, but 73 families in the
Fourth Congressional District lost loved ones; and my staff and I have
attended if not all, most of these services.
You would see a father say good-bye to a son, and the father would
say to the son, Son, I learned more from you than I ever taught you. Or
a son, who said to his father who had died, in the eulogy saying to his
father, You wanted me to become an adult. I became an adult very
quickly on September 11, but not just because of September 11. And then
this son talked about the qualities his dad wanted him to have. And he
said, Dad, I have those qualities. I am an adult because of you, and,
Dad, don't worry about Mom, I will take care of her.
Or the service with the father and the mother and the 3-year-old
child, all killed. And we learned about the father, we learned about
the mother, and then we were all saying, but what about this precious
3-year-old child? This precious 3-year-old child did not have a mother
or father to speak for her, but her teachers came forward, and they
talked about this child and gave a real life, and then had us all stand
up and sing the Barney song, holding hands. That was her favorite song.
It was clear to me as you attend these services that we truly are, it
is not just words, we are one Nation under God, and it is clear to me
in God we trust.
When you go to ground zero you would see the carnage that is there,
and you could be overwhelmed by it, but what overwhelms the carnage was
the activity and the energy of the people there to help.
But what spoke mostly to me were the white-collar workers who were
there handing out gloves, handing out water, handing out anything they
could do to help to the service industry that was there, the fire and
the policemen and the emergency people that were helping, the
contractors, all these blue-collar workers that have gone unappreciated
in our country for too long, and my white-collar constituents, on
bended knee in gratitude for what they were doing. Now we need to add
one more to the list of those uniformed workers: postal employees.
We are a Nation at war; but this is not about malice, because what we
do is too vast for malice. This is a patriots' day, and I thank the
gentleman for bringing this resolution forward.
Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, again, I want to just rise to thank all my colleagues,
to thank the leadership of the House on both sides, and particularly
the Speaker of the House, for bringing this legislation to the floor.
I wish to thank Americans across our continent, and all freedom-
loving people, and in particular the President of the United States for
being a true leader at this time of need.
Earlier I showed a photo of too many Staten Islanders and those of
the other side of the Verrazano Bridge in Brooklyn where my community
suffered, perhaps more than any community should suffer; and they
represented the finest and the wonder of America.
Here is an example of what I am talking about: Robert Curotolo, who
was married in August of this year, a photo of him rushing into the
Trade Center to participate in the greatest evacuation in the United
States of America's history, where 25,000-or-so people were saved
because of the heroic efforts of people like Robert Curotolo.
Robert never made it out of that Trade Center blast; and he, like so
many others, will forever go down as true heroes and true patriots. And
whether it is police officers, or court officers, or EMS workers, or
the guy who was working in the kitchen in the restaurant on top of the
Trade Center, or the soldier who worked in the Pentagon, or the brave
men on that airline that brought it down in western Pennsylvania, we, I
hope and pray, will come together as a country to respect the inherent
goodness of our people and stand united like never before, to worship
and cherish freedom, to stand under almighty God, to stand together,
regardless of where we are from, regardless of how we worship,
regardless of what we look like, regardless of who we think we are,
that I hope and pray in their memory that each September 11 from here
in perpetuity, that we honor the great United States of America and
those who lost their lives.
Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to to thank my colleague and
fellow New Yorker, Mr. Fossella, for introducing this resolution
designating September 11 as Patriot Day. Like December 7, 1941,
September 11, 2001 will forever live in infany. Our country has been
irrevocably altered by the events of September 11. Although we as a
nation will recover, we will never forget the horror inflicted upon us.
The events of September 11 and their aftermath have brought this
nation together as never before. Designating September 11 as Patriot
Day will remind us, in perpetuity, of the evil acts committed and the
heroic acts that resulted. I wholeheartedly support this resolution and
thank my colleague for introducing it.
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my support
for this legislation designating September 11 as ``United We Stand
Remembrance Day.'' This date is a watershed event in world history, and
should be properly etched in the history of this nation for time
immemorial.
There are few occasions in the history of this country as tragic as
the events that unfolded on September 11, 2001. Although it has now
been over one month since terrorists assaulted our nation, those events
still seem like just yesterday in the hearts and minds of so many
citizens. When coupled with the rising concern about Anthrax, it may
seem as if we may never get a chance to forget about this new world we
are facing.
We must remember, however, the immediate reactions of Americans in
New York, Washington, Pennsylvania and all over this country. Citizens
reached out to save lives, give comfort, and share burdens they never
thought they would face. American patriotism rose dramatically, and the
idea of global citizenship and world peace finally became a general
topic of conversation.
This nation was united by an act of terrible horror, but we have
grown due to its unintended consequences. ``United We Stand Remembrance
Day'' speaks volumes about this growth by remembering with
particularity how we all feel about our lives and each other by
honoring that day when we realized how much we value freedom, cherish
democracy, and love our fellow men.
America is still a new nation. We are less familiar than other
nations with the prospect of terrorism. This innocence helps us to
honor this day, for we all have memories of kindness and warmth that
triumph over the sadness that we might recall with ``United We Stand
Remembrance Day.''
As the years go by, the pain of many families will lessen, and the
wounds to our Nation's consciousness will heal. A large part of that
healing will be done in perpetuity on September 11, and we will stand
united each and every time citizens gather on September 11 to share
fellowship.
Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the resolution
introduced by our colleague, the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fossella,
designating September 11 as ``United We Stand Remembrance Day.''
For the past several weeks, we have heard and read the stories of
countless family members, neighbors and friends who went to work on
September 11, 2001 and never came home.
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Our communities in northern New Jersey have been particularly hard-
hit. It seems everyone in northern New Jersey knows someone who was
lost. In all, the Fifth Congressional District lost more than 100 men
and women. Their stories are heart-wrenching--nearly unbearable in
their sadness.
I have spoken to many of these families in my own attempt to bring
them some consolation. Even though there are no words to relieve their
anguish, I told each family that they should take comfort in the
knowledge that they have the deepest sympathy and support of an entire
nation.
They also can take comfort in the knowledge that we will not forget
the victims of September 11--our citizens who perished in and around
the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the plane crash in
Pennsylvania.
Nor will we forget the heroism and the dedication of those emergency
personnel who responded to help our communities recover from this
murderous attack.
In this regard, the resolution before us today is a very positive
step.
H. Res. 71 asks the President of the United States to call upon all
citizens of this great nation to remember the event and honor our
fallen fellow Americans with appropriate activities.
Mr. Speaker, we are now experiencing what FDR called the ``the warm
courage of national unity.'' It is evident in the turnout at religious
services and candlelight vigils held across the nation. It is evident
in display of our American flag everywhere in our communities.
We find our unity in a kinship of grief and a steadfast resolve to
respond against our attackers.
With the passage of time, a new World Trade Center will be erected.
The Pentagon will be rebuilt, stronger than ever. The scar in the
Pennsylvania landscape will heal.
Yes, time heals all. But we must never allow the vivid memory of
September 11, 2001 to fade into the pages of dusty history books.
Just as December 7 will forever be remembered as ``a day that will
live in infamy,'' so must we forever mark September 11 as ``United We
Stand Remembrance Day.''
Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of
H.J. Res. 71, which designates September 11th as Patriot Day. The lives
lost in the terrorist attack on this sad day must never be forgotten.
Honoring them, as well as the thousands of rescue workers that worked
tirelessly and bravely throughout this difficult time, is a fitting
reminder of what this country stands for. We never forget our own, and
we will always fight to continue our way of life.
This Resolution will also acknowledge how difficult it is to kill the
American spirit. Those who oppose our way of life may try to destroy
our buildings, but they will never destroy the sense of pride and love
for this country that was exhibited throughout this difficult time.
Patriotism is a concept that is nothing new to Americans. This
country exists because of the sacrifice and determination of brave
patriots who fought, and continue to fight, for our freedom. We have
embraced these fundamental beliefs and will do whatever it takes to
preserve them. This latest attack on our way of life will be answered
in a way that will once again make us proud to be Americans.
September 11th will forever be synonymous with other historical
events that Americans have endured. It will serve as yet another
reminder of how Americans come together during difficult times, as well
as send a simple message to those who hide behind terrorism--America
Will Never Fear You.
Mr. Speaker, I urge immediate passage of this legislation.
Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Isakson). All time having been yielded
back, the joint resolution is considered read for amendment, and
pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, October 24, 2001, the
previous question is ordered.
The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the joint
resolution.
The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third
time, and was read the third time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the joint
resolution.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a
quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not
present.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently a quorum is not present.
The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 407,
nays 0, not voting 25, as follows:
[Roll No. 407]
YEAS--407
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Aderholt
Akin
Allen
Andrews
Armey
Baca
Bachus
Baker
Baldacci
Baldwin
Ballenger
Barcia
Barrett
Bartlett
Barton
Bass
Becerra
Bentsen
Bereuter
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Biggert
Bilirakis
Bishop
Blagojevich
Blumenauer
Blunt
Boehlert
Boehner
Bonilla
Bonior
Bono
Borski
Boswell
Boyd
Brady (PA)
Brady (TX)
Brown (FL)
Brown (OH)
Brown (SC)
Bryant
Burr
Burton
Buyer
Calvert
Cannon
Cantor
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardin
Carson (IN)
Carson (OK)
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Clay
Clayton
Clement
Clyburn
Coble
Collins
Combest
Condit
Conyers
Costello
Cox
Coyne
Cramer
Crane
Crenshaw
Crowley
Culberson
Cummings
Cunningham
Davis (CA)
Davis (FL)
Davis (IL)
Davis, Jo Ann
Davis, Tom
Deal
DeFazio
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
Deutsch
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Dooley
Doolittle
Doyle
Dreier
Duncan
Dunn
Edwards
Ehlers
Ehrlich
Emerson
Engel
English
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Farr
Ferguson
Filner
Flake
Fletcher
Foley
Forbes
Ford
Fossella
Frank
Frelinghuysen
Frost
Ganske
Gekas
Gephardt
Gibbons
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gilman
Goode
Goodlatte
Gordon
Goss
Graham
Granger
Graves
Green (TX)
Green (WI)
Greenwood
Grucci
Gutierrez
Gutknecht
Hall (OH)
Hall (TX)
Hansen
Harman
Hart
Hastings (FL)
Hayes
Hayworth
Hefley
Herger
Hill
Hilleary
Hilliard
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hobson
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hooley
Horn
Hostettler
Houghton
Hoyer
Hulshof
Hunter
Hyde
Inslee
Isakson
Israel
Issa
Istook
Jackson (IL)
Jefferson
Jenkins
John
Johnson (CT)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Jones (OH)
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Keller
Kelly
Kennedy (MN)
Kennedy (RI)
Kerns
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind (WI)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kirk
Kleczka
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Kucinich
LaFalce
LaHood
Lampson
Langevin
Lantos
Largent
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latham
LaTourette
Leach
Lee
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Lofgren
Lowey
Lucas (KY)
Lucas (OK)
Luther
Lynch
Maloney (CT)
Maloney (NY)
Manzullo
Markey
Mascara
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCarthy (NY)
McCollum
McCrery
McDermott
McGovern
McHugh
McInnis
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinney
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Menendez
Mica
Millender-McDonald
Miller, Dan
Miller, George
Miller, Jeff
Mink
Mollohan
Moore
Moran (KS)
Moran (VA)
Morella
Murtha
Myrick
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nethercutt
Ney
Northup
Norwood
Nussle
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Osborne
Ose
Otter
Owens
Oxley
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Paul
Payne
Pelosi
Pence
Peterson (MN)
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Phelps
Pickering
Pitts
Platts
Pombo
Pomeroy
Portman
Price (NC)
Pryce (OH)
Putnam
Quinn
Radanovich
Rahall
Ramstad
Rangel
Regula
Rehberg
Reyes
Reynolds
Riley
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roemer
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross
Rothman
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Rush
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Sabo
Sanchez
Sanders
Sandlin
Sawyer
Saxton
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrock
Scott
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Sherman
Sherwood
Shimkus
Shows
Shuster
Simmons
Simpson
Skeen
Skelton
Slaughter
Smith (MI)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Solis
Spratt
Stark
Stearns
Stenholm
Strickland
Stump
Stupak
Sununu
Sweeney
Tancredo
Tanner
Tauscher
Tauzin
Taylor (MS)
Terry
Thomas
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Thune
Thurman
Tiahrt
Tiberi
Tierney
Toomey
Towns
Traficant
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Upton
Velazquez
Visclosky
Vitter
Walden
Walsh
Wamp
Watkins (OK)
Watson (CA)
Watt (NC)
Watts (OK)
Waxman
Weiner
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Weller
Wexler
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson
Wolf
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
Young (AK)
NOT VOTING--25
Baird
Barr
Boucher
Callahan
Camp
Cooksey
Cubin
DeLay
DeMint
Everett
Fattah
Gallegly
Gonzalez
Hastings (WA)
Hoeffel
Hoekstra
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Johnson, E. B.
Miller, Gary
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Roukema
Schaffer
Souder
Taylor (NC)
Waters
Young (FL)
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Ms. SCHAKOWSKY and Mr. SHERMAN changed their vote from ``nay'' to
``yea.''
So the joint resolution was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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