[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 16, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H1096]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  EXTENDING SYMPATHY TO FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF TERRORISM INCIDENT IN 
                                 SPAIN

  (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, no American will ever forget 
the infamous day of 9/11. I rise today to offer our sympathies to the 
people of Spain and those who lost their lives on March 11, 2004. There 
is no greater tragedy than having this kind of reckless, random, and 
vicious attack on innocent people. And so to those who have lost their 
lives, the families of those who have lost their lives, we mourn them. 
We mourn for them. We link arms in the collective effort in the war 
against terrorism. But we also stand to promote the concept of peace 
over war and life over death. We hope that we can join together under 
the collaborative effort of all of the world's people to begin to stand 
against terrorism but yet to address this question from a perspective 
of peace and peace enhancement and empowerment as opposed to war.
  Those people now have lost their lives, and their legacy should be 
not continued tragedy and terrorism but a continued effort to work 
across the lines that are regional, national, and international to 
promote peace, together, one and for all.

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