[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 48 (Thursday, March 19, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H3645]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            NORTHERN IRELAND

  (Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, on March 7 and 9, the 
young Government of Northern Ireland was put to the test. Two British 
soldiers and a policeman were killed by fringe groups trying to change 
peace to chaos, trying to reach the future through a return to the 
past. They failed, and the people of Northern Ireland became stronger.
  The people voted for peace and acceptance of the Good Friday 
Agreement. The people voted for their First Minister Peter Robinson and 
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, who jointly condemned the 
murders.
  The people of Northern Ireland grew stronger when thousands of 
Catholics, Protestants, Unionists, and Nationalists marched together 
saying ``No going back.''
  As Americans, as fellow lovers of freedom and democracy, we are with 
the people of Northern Ireland. We are both nations of law, and can 
only survive when the law is upheld.
  God be with the families who have suffered a loss. And God bless the 
people and the peace of Northern Ireland.

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