[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 125 (Monday, September 30, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1683-E1684]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    COMMEMORATING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

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                         HON. DENNIS R. REHBERG

                               of montana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 26, 2002

  Mr. REHBERG. Mr. Speaker, Americans should be proud of how they've 
handled the past 12 months. Yes, September 11th changed America 
forever, but not in the way the terrorists anticipated.
  Those who committed this horrible act of war were intent on 
destroying America and our way of life--but they failed miserably. They 
tried to make us question our dedication

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to democracy but they only increased our resolve in preserving the 
greatest form of government the world has ever known. They tried to 
destroy our economy--but the whole world knows America is still open 
for business, for farming, for travel. And they tried to extinguish the 
flame of liberty and hope in our country, but they only made it burn 
brighter. Yes, America has changed--we're stronger than ever.

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