[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 125 (Thursday, September 11, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H8201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE

  (Mr. WALDEN of Oregon asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, it was the brother of a man from 
The Dalles, the son of parents from Pendleton that perished, the extent 
of the tragedy that struck America, the terrible terrorist acts of 
September 11 spread like tentacles across the country.
  While our innocence was shattered that day, America's resolve and our 
commitment and unity was invigorated and strengthened. We have 
responded domestically in strengthening our security. We have responded 
internationally in building coalitions to take the battle to the 
terrorists. We have had great victories. We face great challenges.
  Together as a country, and as a Congress under the leadership of our 
President, we are making a difference for our first responders at home 
and to secure our borders, to make air traffic safer and air travel 
safer, and to root out the terrorists where they are, instead of 
waiting for them to come back here. We have seized 1,400 bank accounts 
and $200 million, two-thirds of al Qaeda's leadership were killed, and 
42 of 55 of Saddam Hussein's top advisors, strategists and planners of 
hate are no longer a problem. We all know there is more work to do. As 
a Congress and as a country, we must resolve to do that work, to do it 
with a clear focus and a great unity which befits this great country of 
ours. Together we are Americans, and may we ask for God's blessing for 
our leadership and our future.

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