[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 125 (Monday, September 30, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1694]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF CONGRESS IN NEW YORK ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2002

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                         HON. JAMES H. MALONEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 26, 2002

  Mr. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, it was a historic experience to join with 
my colleagues in the Special Joint Meeting of Congress held in New York 
City. I have visited New York many times since the terrorist attacks on 
September 11 2001. It is a city that has recovered from, but not 
forgotten, the events of that tragic day.
  The families and friends of those who perished have endured a year of 
unbearable loss. They have my deepest sympathy. Rarely have we felt 
vile acts of terrorism perpetrated on our shores, and never on the 
scale of September 11th, 2001. Our response has shown the strength of 
character of the American people. The sadness that we all felt that 
day, and in the days since, has hardened into a resolve to honor the 
memories of those who perished, to heal our wounds so that our nation 
is even stronger than before, and to bring righteous justice to those 
who perpetrated the attacks.
  The Congressional Session in New York was a fitting salute to that 
great metropolis, and a dramatic affirmation that all Americans stand 
united with the people of New York as we move forward to root out 
terrorism and build a free and secure world community.

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