[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 11 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H256]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 COMMEMORATING ``COLUMBIA'' CREW, HOSTING THE SUPER BOWL, AND SEEKING 
               THE TRUTH REGARDING INTELLIGENCE-GATHERING

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I will look forward to joining 
my colleague, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess) on the floor of 
the House, to celebrate and commemorate the heroic lives of the seven 
Columbia astronauts, our friends and neighbors.
  Today I would like to cite two disparately different perspectives on 
some issues that I think are important. First, let me take personal 
pride in congratulating all of the law enforcement, community leaders, 
civic leaders, our past mayor, and our present mayor Bill White, for 
what has been touted beyond other issues as the best played Super Bowl 
in the NFL's history, and to congratulate Houstonians for being the 
most welcoming city that I think the Super Bowl has experienced over 
the last years of its history.
  We are proud of what we did. We are proud of the family-oriented 
entertainment that we offered, and we look forward to extending an 
invitation back to all of you in years to come. Might I congratulate 
Bob McNair and all of the civic leaders for what they have done.
  Let me conclude, Mr. Speaker, by saying I will continue my 
representation of important issues as I discuss the need for 
congressional hearings on seeking the truth about the vulnerability or 
nonvulnerability of our intelligence-gathering.

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