[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 167 (Wednesday, December 5, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H8860-H8864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
EXPRESSING SENSE OF CONGRESS IN HONORING THE CREW AND PASSENGERS OF
UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93
Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 232) expressing the sense of the
Congress in honoring the crew and passengers of United Airlines Flight
93.
The Clerk read as follows:
H. Con. Res. 232
Whereas on September 11, 2001, acts of war were committed
against the United States, killing and injuring thousands of
innocent people;
Whereas these attacks were directed at the World Trade
Center in New York, New York, and the Pentagon in Washington,
D.C., which are symbols of the Nation's economic and military
strength;
Whereas United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked by
terrorists as part of these attacks;
Whereas while Flight 93 was still in the air, passengers
and crew, through cellular phone conversations with loved
ones on the ground, learned that other hijacked airplanes had
been used in these attacks;
Whereas during these phone conversations several of the
passengers indicated that there was an agreement among the
passengers and crew to try to overpower the hijackers who had
taken over the aircraft;
Whereas it is believed that it was this effort to overpower
the hijackers that caused Flight 93 to crash in southwestern
Pennsylvania, short of what is believed to have been its
intended target: Washington, D.C.; and
Whereas the crash resulted in the death of everyone on
board the aircraft: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) on September 11, 2001, the passengers and crew of
hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 possibly averted the use
of that aircraft in a further terrorist attack on the United
States by attempting to overpower the hijackers;
(2) the United States owes its deepest gratitude to the
passengers and crew of Flight 93, and extends its condolences
to the families and friends of Captain Jason Dahl, First
Officer Leroy Homer, flight attendants Lorraine G. Bay,
Sandra W. Bradshaw, Wanda A. Green, Ceecee Lyles, Deborah A.
Welsh, and passengers Christian Adams, Todd Beamer, Alan
Beaven, Mark Bingham, Thomas Burnett, William Cashman,
Georgine Corrigan, Joseph Deluca, Patrick Driscoll, Edward
Felt, Jane C. Folger, Colleen Fraser, Andrew Garcia, Jeremy
Glick, Kristin Gould, Lauren Grandcolas, Donald Greene, Linda
Gronlund, Richard Guadagno, Toshiya Kuge, Hilda Marcin,
Waleska Martinez, Nicole Miller, Louis J. Nacke, Donald
Peterson, Mark Rothenberg, John Talignani, Honor Elizabeth
Wainio, and 9 passengers whose families wish them to remain
anonymous; and
(3) a memorial plaque to these victims should be placed on
the grounds of the Capitol, and a copy of the wording of the
plaque, together with a copy of this resolution from the
Congressional Record, should be sent to a designated survivor
of each victim.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Florida (Mr. Mica) and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski) each
will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mica).
Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, this resolution was introduced by the gentleman from
Kentucky (Mr. Fletcher). As of yesterday, it had 131 cosponsors, and I
know many others are interested in cosponsoring this important
resolution.
The resolution was introduced on September 20, 2001, 9 days after the
September 11 attack on America.
In my view, all the victims who gave their lives on September 11 are
American heroes. Of course, much attention has been rightfully focused
on the heroes that took heroic actions in the World Trade Center and
also in the Pentagon. But, Mr. Speaker, the passengers of United Flight
93 deserve special recognition.
As the fourth plane hijacked on that day, the passengers,
unfortunately, knew the fate that awaited them. Rather than accept that
fate, however, the passengers of Flight 93 acted. We know they
courageously fought back against the terrorists. While they did not
succeed in saving the aircraft or
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their own lives, they were able to prevent hijackers from achieving
their horrible objectives. In that process, Mr. Speaker, they lost
their lives, and they lost their lives conducting heroic actions.
While we may never confirm the targets of those terrorists, we know
they were headed, in fact, to Washington and, more than likely, this
very Capitol building. The heroic actions of the passengers and crew of
Flight 93 saved many lives. Therefore, it is entirely fitting that we,
my colleagues in the Congress today, honor the crew and passengers on
Flight 93 with both this resolution and also with a memorial plaque on
the grounds, as called for in this resolution.
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I want to take this opportunity to again congratulate our colleague,
the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Fletcher), for his initiative in
introducing this significant resolution, and urge its adoption in the
House.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I am very proud and privileged to rise today to support
this resolution. These American heroes launched the first offensive
action of the United States of America's war on terrorism. They truly
are American heroes. They knew the odds were overwhelmingly against
them; yet motivated by patriotism, love of God, family, and country,
they attacked the terrorists to protect other Americans in America.
Someone once said, ``Responsibility is a wine press that brings forth
strange juices.'' The juices that came from these passengers on United
Flight 93 were unbelievable strength and unlimited courage.
Like those Americans on Bataan, Corregidor, and Wake Island, these
Americans sacrificed for their country and their families. No American
should ever forget what they accomplished.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the
gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Fletcher), who is also the author of this
resolution.
Mr. FLETCHER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Florida for his
work on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mr. Speaker, as we look at this, I rise today to encourage my
colleagues to vote for this measure; and I really do not think it will
take a lot of encouragement because we have had an overwhelming
expression of enthusiasm regarding those on Flight 93 and their heroic
activities.
Mr. Speaker, this is a resolution expressing a sense of Congress that
a memorial plaque be established on the grounds of the Capitol. It is
an expression of our thanks and condolences to the passengers and crew
of United Flight 93.
I also want to thank my staff member, Phillip Brown, who has worked
very hard to get this done. It was originally his idea. I think it is
very appropriate as the families and survivors, and not only that, all
of us, as we go about these Capitol grounds, I think it will be the
appropriate thing to do. I think it will be great for posterity as they
see a plaque that honors those on Flight 93 that I do believe had a
significant part in saving probably our Capitol.
On September 11, United Airlines Flight 93, piloted by Captain James
Dahl, departed from Newark International Airport at 8:01 on a routine
flight to San Francisco with six other crew members and 38 passengers
on board. Shortly after departure, the flight was hijacked by
terrorists.
The hijacking was one of four, as we all remember, on the morning of
September 11. We all remember that date because it was a horrible day
and a turning point in our Nation's history. Four of our own planes
were hijacked and targeted on buildings that define our Nation and
symbolize our freedom and values and symbolize our Nation's economic
and military strength. Three of these planes hit their marks, resulting
in an incomprehensible tragedy and loss of innocent life on a scale not
seen in this country since the Civil War.
We know that the passengers and crew learned through cellular phone
conversations with loved ones on the ground of the deliberate acts of
the destruction and murder occurring in New York City and Washington,
D.C., and that hijacked aircraft had been used in these terrorist acts
of war.
During these phone conversations, several of the passengers indicated
that there was an agreement among the passengers and crew to try to
overpower the hijackers who had taken over the aircraft. It is believed
that it was this effort to overpower the hijackers that caused Flight
93 to crash at 10:37 a.m. in southwestern Pennsylvania near
Schwenksville, short of what is believed to have been its intended
target, Washington, D.C., and probably, this very Capitol building we
stand in today.
These efforts of these individuals on this plane heroically limited
the damage the terrorists could inflict, losing their lives for their
country in the process. We owe the passengers and the crew our
gratitude and our honor.
The participants of the resistance on board Flight 93 showed selfless
courage and patriotism:
Passengers like Todd Beamer, whose young widow is here today in
Washington. He told a telephone operator how much he loved his
expecting wife and two sons, and he asked her to call them. He asked
her to pray the Lord's Prayer and Psalm 23 with him. He told her, ``I
am going to have to go out in faith,'' and his now famous words ``Let's
roll'' have become a rallying cry in America.
Passengers like Tom Burnett, who left what he knew would be likely
his last conversation with his wife saying, ``Okay, we are going to do
something.''
Passengers like Jeremy Glick, who told his wife that the passengers
and crew had taken a vote and agreed to try to take back the plane.
Crew members like Sandra Bradshaw, who told her husband of the plan
to rush the hijackers and take back control of the plane, and that she
was boiling water to use as a weapon against the terrorists.
The passengers and crew, all of whom are survived by loved ones,
husbands, wives, children, and parents, very likely averted the
destruction of the U.S. Capitol and the symbol this institution has
become for the democratic process of government, and in the process,
saving hundreds, perhaps thousands of lives.
By their heroic acts, Lady Liberty still stands at the top of our
noble dome, and the light of freedom still shines brightly here in the
Capitol.
This resolution expresses the sense of Congress that a memorial
plaque to honor, and I would like to read these names, Captain Jason
Dahl, First Officer Leroy Homer, flight attendants Lorraine G. Bay,
Sandra W. Bradshaw, Wanda A. Green, Ceecee Lyles, Deborah A. Welch,
passengers Christian Adams, Todd Beamer, Alan Beaven, Mark Bingham,
Thomas Burnett, William Cashman, Georgine Corrigan, Patricia Cushing,
Joseph DeLuca, Patrick Driscoll, Edward Felt, Jane C. Folger, Colleen
Fraser, Andrew Garcia, Jeremy Glick, Christine Gould, Lauren
Grandcolas, Donald Greene, Linda Gronlund, Richard Guadagno, Toshiya
Kuge, Hilda Marcin, Waleska Martinez, Nicole Miller, Louis J. Nacke,
Donald Peterson, Jean Peterson, Mark Rothenberg, Christine Snyder, John
Talignani, and Honor Elizabeth Wainio.
This plaque should be crafted and placed here on the grounds of the
United States Capitol expressing our thanks and condolences; and a copy
of the plaque, together with a copy of this resolution from the
Congressional Record, should be sent to a designated survivor of each
victim.
I am confident with the passage of this resolution that the Speaker
of the House, the House minority, the Senate majority leader, and the
Senate minority leader will ask and direct the Architect of the Capitol
to begin plans for design, crafting, and placement of this plaque, to
begin as soon as possible.
I also want to thank my colleagues for their support of this
resolution; and after this vote, I intend to send a letter to the
leadership regarding this sense of Congress, and I invite my colleagues
to join me.
Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from
Hawaii (Mrs. Mink).
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding
time to me.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join in strong support of House
Concurrent Resolution 232, in honor of all of the
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passengers and the crew on United Flight 93 that were lost on that
fateful day, September 11, 2001.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today because two of those who lost their lives
came from Hawaii: Georgina Corrigan and Christine Snyder.
Nothing could be more appalling than the spectacle of the airplanes
crashing into the World Trade Center, and then to learn that a plane
had also crashed in the Pentagon, and to learn about the crash in the
fields in Pennsylvania. But the most devastating news for the people of
Hawaii was to learn the names of all of the individuals from Hawaii who
were lost in all of the four sites.
The two who lost their lives at Pennsylvania in United Flight 93 are
especially endeared to all of us here in the Capitol because there is
nothing to discount the basis of information that we have that that
plane, had it not been overtaken by those passengers, was destined to
Washington, D.C. and quite probably the Capitol building itself. We
would not be standing here today, we would not be part of this great
legislative body if the people on Flight 93 had not taken the heroic
stand that they did.
So I stand here on behalf of all of the grateful people of this
Capitol and its vicinity and of the government here in Washington, D.C.
to especially pay tribute to those who lost their lives in Flight 93,
United, and especially to remember the two women from Hawaii whose
beloved ones, their friends and relatives, have all already had
memorial services for them. They were distinguished in the lives and
careers they had. So I am here today to express on behalf of their
families and all of their friends our gratitude and our everlasting
love and devotion in their memory.
Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the
gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher).
Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this
resolution honoring the crew and passengers of United Flight 93. But,
Mr. Speaker, my colleagues must be aware that as we honor these
passengers we are honoring them for disregarding government policy.
That government policy related to how one deals with a hijacking
situation. That government policy mandated that we have full
cooperation of the passengers and the crew with any potential
hijackers.
Amazingly, the FAA has still not changed that policy, despite the
obvious changes in circumstance that make this policy ridiculous.
Of all the precautions that we have been taking or could be taking to
make sure that there are not any more hijackings, there are only really
two things that matter: to secure the aircraft cockpits so they cannot
be broken into; and, most importantly, to make sure that the crew and
passengers never again cooperate with hijackers, and never open the
door to that cockpit to any hijacker, no matter what may be happening
in the cabin.
Nothing else, not the banning of tasers or knives or even strip
searches, is going to make air travel any safer than that.
As we honor these people who gave their lives and were so brave and
courageous, let us admit that perhaps we have made some mistakes in
Congress in dealing with this crisis. The fact is that we have moved
forward in response to these horror stories on September 11 and the
bravery on Flight 93 and the other planes that were hijacked, and we
have put in place policies that may be backfiring right now.
Instead of saving the industry, we may be killing the airline
industry, and that is the very last thing we should do to honor these
brave people on Flight 93, who more than any other fellow Americans
stand for freedom to travel. Instead of saving our airline industry, we
have people who are being now so inconvenienced that they are giving up
airline travel. This makes no sense at all. We should today, as we
honor these heroes of Flight 93, reexamine what we put in place so our
airlines can serve people.
As the gentleman from California (Mr. Filner) mentioned to me a few
moments ago, we are losing more passengers to this incredible,
nonsensical way that we are hindering people from getting on the plane
to the inconvenience that we have created that is not making travel any
safer than we are losing passengers for fear of terrorism.
So today, let us honor these people who fought so bravely, these
Americans on Flight 93, United 93; and let us say that what they were
fighting for was the freedom to travel. Let us back up the airline
industry. Let us not do something that just makes us feel good or makes
the American people feel good; but instead, let us put in practice some
of the changes in policy needed to make airline transportation safer,
but is not some sort of show that makes things more inconvenient, thus
killing the airlines.
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Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Mascara).
Mr. MASCARA. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr.
Lipinski) for yielding me the time.
Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor American heroes. Since September 11 our
Nation has learned a lot about heroes. Not surprisingly, they are
everywhere across this great country of ours. Some of the first heroes
to stand up for America on the tragic day were the men and women of
United Flight 93.
When the 44 men and women aboard Flight 93 discovered what was
intended for that plane, they united to make the ultimate sacrifice for
their Nation. Their valor thwarted either an attack on this building or
on the Nation's White House. These brave passengers and crew members
knew that if they did not act the terrorists would strike another blow
against the country they love.
Flight 93 went down just outside of my district. That is now hallowed
ground. Family and friends of the passengers and crew of Flight 93
visit that site to continue to remember their loved ones.
This Congress should make sure that their brave actions will never be
forgotten by their family and friends and every citizen of this Nation
for generations to come. This Congress should show our Nation's
gratitude by passing this resolution and erect a memorial plaque on the
Capitol grounds in honor of the men and women of Flight 93. These
citizens were true American heroes.
Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to the time remaining?
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Shimkus). The gentleman from Florida
(Mr. Mica) has 8 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois (Mr.
Lipinski) has 15 minutes remaining.
Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 3\1/2\ minutes to the
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith).
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend, the
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mica), for yielding me the time.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in very strong support of this resolution
to honor the heroes on Flight 93 who undoubtedly gave their lives so
that other people, perhaps people in this building, perhaps all of us,
would be able to live.
Words, it seems to me, seem inadequate to express the deep emotions
that we feel for the loss suffered by the surviving family members of
those who perished on September 11. We offer our sincere condolences,
and we pray that God may supernaturally intervene with healing,
comfort, and peace for them, especially during this holiday season.
Mr. Speaker, we will not forget the action of those on Flight 93.
Like I said, they probably saved the lives of many people here in
Washington. Capitol Hill was a very busy morning on September 11. Many
congressional hearings were taking place. As a matter of fact, as
chairman of the Committee on Veterans Affairs, at 10 o'clock I was
convening a hearing with the American Legion, and there were several
hundred legionnaires in attendance at that hearing.
On the Senate side, the First Lady was preparing to testify on a
hearing on early childhood development.
Their lives were saved, the lives of all of the employees here in the
Capitol were probably saved from a horror because of their very heroic
action.
The planned destruction of buildings was prevented. The Capitol, the
White House, the many monuments, we are not sure what the final
destination was. There is a great deal of conjecture, but the odds were
that they were coming here.
Our Nation, Mr. Speaker, owes these passengers and crew an enormous
debt
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of gratitude, and, again, their sacrifice will be remembered for many,
many years to come.
I would like to just point out that there were at least seven people
who lived in or near my own central New Jersey district who were on
that flight. Some of the family members and friends have contacted my
office, and we have tried to work on their behalf. Their names are in
the resolution, but out of respect and gratitude I would like to read
their names again: Flight Attendant Lorraine Bay; Todd Beamer, who was
in the district just north of me, in the gentleman from New Jersey's
(Mr. Holt) district; Patrick Driscoll; Edward Felt; Jeremy Glick;
Richard Guadagno. Donald and Jean Peterson were also on board that
flight.
And one final point. Earlier the gentleman from California (Mr.
Rohrabacher) mentioned the fact that the crews, especially the pilots,
were admonished, more than admonished, they were told by the FAA that
they were to cooperate if there was a hijacking and go to wherever it
is the hijackers wanted them to go. My own brother is an airline pilot.
He is a 757 captain with a major airline, and he, too, has told me how
obnoxious it is that that was the policy, take them to Cuba, take them
to Tripoli, take them to where it is they want to go because they have
got to put the safety of the passengers first. It is obnoxious now more
than ever because we know that there are different designs on those
planes being carried out.
I just want to make it very clear, it is my sense and a sense that
this will not happen, that whether it be the crew or whether it be the
passengers--or not--that we will never see another airliner turned into
a cruise missile again because there will be action taken; and, again,
Flight 93 has set a precedent that will live on forever, that people
will not stand idly by when they know that they are going to be part of
a terrorist action unwittingly, as were the other flights.
Again, I want to commend the maker of the resolution, the gentleman
from Kentucky (Mr. Fletcher), my good friend, for offering it.
Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
In conclusion, I once again would like to salute the crew and the
passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 and express my personal
condolences to all their family members.
I would also, though, like to refer to some references that an
earlier speaker made here. Since this tragedy on September 11, the
United States Government has voted $5 billion to airlines in this
country. We have voted $10 billion in loan guarantees to airlines in
this country, and we have passed an extremely strong aviation security
bill in this country. I believe all of those efforts are to improve not
only the safety and security of American aviation but to get people
back into the air, get people back flying.
I also believe that in the security bill that we passed we spent a
considerable amount of time talking about the training on terrorist
attacks that crews should receive. So I think that since this
horrendous terrorist attack on September 11 we in the House and the
Senate and the executive branch of government have done a great, great
deal to improve aviation security and safety and, also, as I said
earlier, to get Americans back into the air.
Let us hope and pray and work towards the day when American aviation
will be perfectly secure and no one will have any hesitation about
flying.
Once again, my sincere condolences to the family of United Flight 93,
the passengers, the crew; and, once again, I salute those courageous
American heroes who tried to retake that flight and perished in their
attempt. I thank them.
Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
Mr. Speaker, it is indeed fitting that we honor and recognize the
heroic efforts of the passengers and crew of Flight 93. This memorial
resolution and the proposed plaque are indeed fitting, again, for those
heroic actions.
I must say, Mr. Speaker, that since September 11 many of us have been
concerned about the welfare of some of those families left behind from
Flight 93. My wife Pat and other congressional spouses and some in
Congress have also been involved in trying to meet some of the
financial needs of the families. Some of them were children left
behind. The resolution and plaque are a great tribute from Congress,
but these families, particularly in the time of holidays and their own
personal needs, are in dire straits.
Again, they have not gotten the attention of the victims of the World
Trade Center or the Pentagon, but, nonetheless, they were great heroes,
and they are now in need.
I urge my colleagues and others to contact a Web site,
www.capitolheroes.org. That is www.capitolheroes.org, to aid those
families. So today we fittingly recognize those families with this
resolution and those heroes with this plaque, but we also try to
remember those left behind as survivors, and not only this resolution
but our thoughts and prayers go out to the survivors and family left
behind.
Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart in support
of this resolution that honors the great bravery, courage, and
patriotism of the crew and passengers abroad United Airlines Flight No.
93, including Jeremy Glick of West Milford, NJ. Though we may never
know what took place in the final minutes on that flight, we can be
certain that because of Jeremy's actions, along with other passengers
and crew members, lives were saved. Not only do the passengers and crew
of Flight No. 93 deserve the highest of honors, but they deserve our
immense gratitude.
One of my constituents, Jeremy Glick, was among the 37 passengers and
7 crew members on board United Airlines Flight No. 93 that on September
11, 2001, departed from Newark International Airport at 8:01 a.m., on
its scheduled route to San Francisco, CA. Shortly after departure, the
plane was hijacked by terrorists. It is clear from the evidence that
after learning that other hijacked planes had been used to attack the
World Trade Center in New York City, Jeremy and others onboard United
Airlines Flight No. 93 decided to fight the terrorists for control of
the plane. Their brave defiance appears to have caused United Flight
No. 93 to crash prematurely, potentially saving hundreds or thousands
of lives. The White House or the Capitol clearly could have been the
intended target of the terrorists.
I would like this Chamber to know about one of the men who saved
lives, possibly lives in this House, on September 11. Jeremy Glick was
a devoted family man. His wife Lyzbeth had recently given birth to
their daughter Emerson. Anyone who has seen the picture of Jeremy
holding his baby daughter can clearly see the deep love that was in his
heart.
Jeremy was a man who loved life. Lyz, his brother Jared, or any of
his friends could tell you endless stories that end in laughter.
Ironically, Jeremy and his buddies dressed up like their favorite super
heroes a couple of weeks ago. Jeremy dressed up as the Green Lantern.
Little would we know that on September 11, 2001, Jeremy became a super
hero.
Soon after the terrorists took over the plane, Jeremy called his wife
on his cell phone. Jeremy told his family about the terrorists and the
location of the plane. Jeremy's family relayed the information to the
police over another phone line. After Jeremy learned that other
terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade Center he left his phone
for a while and returned to say that the men voted to attack the
terrorists. He left the phone and said he would be back--he never came
back on the line.
It is not hard to imagine Jeremy deciding to join with other
passengers to fight the terrorists. He was well over six feet and was a
college judo champion. It was reported that Jeremy faced the terrorists
armed only with a plastic knife from an airline meal. I believe that
Jeremy did not even need the plastic knife because he had courage and
bravery on his side when he fought with the cowards who commandeered
the plane.
Jeremy's last words to his wife were, ``Lyz, I need you to be
happy.'' It should be the hope and prayer of all Americans that Lyz
will be happy. Lyz said after the crash, ``I think God had a larger
purpose for him, He was supposed to fly out the night before, but
couldn't. I had Emmy one month early, so Jeremy got to see her. You
can't tell me God isn't at work there.'' I believe God is at work with
the Glicks.
One thing that Lyz can definitely be, as we all are, is proud. The
incredible courage and bravery that Jeremy showed in the face of
certain danger is an inspiration to us all. When Jeremy died, he did it
on his own terms--fighting against evil, with a brave heart, and
boundless courage to sacrifice himself so others could live. For this
reason, I have introduced a resolution urging the Congress to grant
Jeremy the Congressional Gold Medal. On behalf of our country, let us
recognize this man who served us in one of our most horrific hours.
Jeremy Glick truly deserves the highest of our Nation's honors.
Now our Nation faces a long and hard struggle to rid the world of the
evil that took
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Jeremy's and so many others lives on September 11. Many thousands of
our men and women in uniform are meeting that challenge. Jeremy--though
not expecting to--became one of the first ``soldiers'' in this crusade.
I will forever remember and honor Jeremy as a true American superhero.
Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of this measure.
God bless Jeremy Glick and God bless America.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mica) that the House suspend the rules and
agree to the concurrent resolution, H. Con. Res. 232.
The question was taken.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of
those present have voted in the affirmative.
Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be
postponed.
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