[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 133 (Friday, September 9, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S5472]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            REMEMBERING 9/11

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, on the eve of September 11, I would ask that 
we all remember this: The challenges we face as a Nation, whether 
threats to our security or to our economic security, are the same. Our 
Nation's security and our economic security are tied together.
  This Sunday, my fellow Nevadans and I and the rest of the Nation will 
join in a remembrance to the tragic events of that fateful day 10 years 
ago, and we will mourn the thousands of innocent lives lost in New 
York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. We will never forget the events of 
that Tuesday morning, which dawned so clear. It was a bright blue sky 
that ended gloomy and dark.
  But we should also remember the spirit of unity and determination 
that blossomed amidst the darkness of that day. In the weeks and months 
that followed, we were not Democrats and Republicans, liberals and 
conservatives, red States and blue States, we were Americans. Beneath 
the partisanship of Washington, that is as true today as it was 10 
years ago. It doesn't mean we will not disagree. In fact, the same 
freedom that allows us to disagree is also the root of our democracy. 
But it does mean we must work together in the best interests of this 
great Nation and in the interests of every man or woman who calls 
America home, no matter how difficult.
  Today, the greatest challenge facing this Nation is putting 14 
million Americans back to work and returning some prosperity to our 
economy. I look forward to tackling that challenge as one Nation. We 
need to join together in that cause.
  Mr. President, would you announce the business of the day.

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