[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 121 (Tuesday, September 11, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H5774]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE MEMORIES OF THE VICTIMS OF 9/11

  (Mr. WALZ of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Madam Speaker, as we reflect as a Nation on 
that tragic day 11 years ago, our thoughts and prayers go out to the 
families who lost loved ones. Out of the horror of the murders of 
thousands of innocent souls rose the selfless heroic spirit of America.
  Thousands of first responders rushed into danger to help their fellow 
citizens, total strangers. Thousands of warriors have paid the ultimate 
price to defend us.
  The sense of national unity that spontaneously arose was something 
none of us will ever forget. We, the living, must pledge not just in 
words but in deeds to never forget.
  We in this body, as representatives of the American people, must work 
to see our colleagues first and foremost as Americans and as members of 
a political party a distant second. To truly honor the principles that 
this Nation stands for, we must see this other side of the aisle for 
what it truly is: a 3-foot space that's not so hard to reach across.
  Let's honor the memories of those who gave so much on and after that 
fateful day by working together to truly create a more perfect Union.

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