[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 124 (Thursday, September 26, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1668]
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                             SEPTEMBER 11TH

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                          HON. JOHN F. TIERNEY

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 25, 2002

  Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. Speaker, On this somber anniversary of the terrible 
attacks on our country last September, we pause in remembrance of all 
those who died, and we stand in solidarity with the many families here 
in our communities and elsewhere who continue to live every day with 
the grief and pain of their unspeakable loss. Their lives and ours will 
never be the same, but we come together today in communities large and 
small across our nation not only to comfort one another and remember 
but to proclaim anew our values as Americans—values that we as a 
nation have rediscovered in ourselves and each other since last 
September 11th; values that challenge us to live better, nurture our 
relationships, and serve our community; values that command us to 
respond to tragedy as all of these brave families have—with 
courage and resolve, undaunted by acts of cowardice and hatred.
  This gathering today is yet another step that we as a community, 
indeed we as a nation, are taking together to win this battle against 
the assault on innocent civilians living in a free society. While we 
continue to experience competing emotions of sorrow, anger and 
frustration, we refuse to allow these acts to rob us of our values and 
our spirit.
  My colleagues and I will continue to work together with the President 
to bring about the end of terrorism. We have the ability and the 
wherewithal to confront this challenge as we have met so many others in 
the past so that when future generations pause in remembrance of this 
day in our history, they will do so in the shelter of a just and free 
and united country.

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