[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 57 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H2925]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              {time}  1900
                   JUSTICE BROUGHT TO OSAMA BIN LADEN

  (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as we, as a Nation, 
commemorate this historic day that Osama bin Laden was brought to 
justice or, more appropriately, justice was brought to him. I want to 
take this occasion to congratulate President Obama and his team, CIA 
Director Leon Panetta and the members of the CIA and our intelligence 
community as well as our Nation's military who have worked diligently 
and tirelessly over the last nearly 10 years to hunt down and eliminate 
Osama bin Laden. I know that countless man hours and millions of 
dollars--an incredible effort was put together to make sure that Osama 
bin Laden and al Qaeda were held accountable for the horrific attacks 
on the United States of America on 9/11.
  Let me say that my heart and my thoughts and prayers are with the 
victims and their families of that horrific day on 9/11. We hope that 
this, in some way, brings closure to them, as we hope also that it now 
closes a painful chapter in U.S. history with the elimination of Osama 
bin Laden. I thank, again, all of those that had a hand in this, 
particularly the members of our military and intelligence community who 
worked so hard and carried out this mission flawlessly.

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