[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 17, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H1121]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PAYING THE DEBT OF HONOR

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, we are told if you owe debts, pay debts; if 
honor, then honor; if respect, then respect. And today, appropriately, 
we will commend and pay the debt of honor that we owe to American 
forces, our allies, and the brave people of Iraq in the success of 
Operation Iraqi Freedom begun one year ago.
  But, sadly, we do so against the backdrop of tragedy and retreat 
amidst an ally in Europe, and so as we celebrate the victory in Iraq 
today, let our enemies nonetheless hear this today, Mr. Speaker, that 
this President, this Congress, and the good people of the home of the 
brave will never cower, will never relent, and will never retreat in 
the war on terror until the threat of terrorism is lifted from our 
people and the people of the free world, so help us God.

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