[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 67 (Thursday, May 6, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E774]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR PROMPT RESPONSE TO ATTEMPTED TERRORIST ATTACK IN 
                              TIMES SQUARE

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                               speech of

                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 5, 2010

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, as someone who was actually attending an 
event in Times Square on Saturday night, I and the thousands of people 
who were also in the area that evening are profoundly grateful to the 
two New Yorkers who saw something--and said something.
  The swift, coordinated response of New York City and national law 
enforcement agencies--led by Commissioner Ray Kelly and the NYPD--
yielded equally swift results.
  I don't hesitate to call them heroes--they were ``merely'' doing 
their jobs, thoroughly and well, but that is itself a form of heroism. 
The NYPD, the FBI, and the Joint Terrorist Task Force all did an 
incredible job in apprehending this suspect quickly and preventing him 
from fleeing the country.
  These first responders deserve the bipartisan tribute we make here 
today. But all first responders around the globe should take a share of 
this honor--without them, many more would die, and too many 
perpetrators would go free.

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