[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 124 (Friday, September 14, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H6047]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING NEIL ARMSTRONG

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege for me 
to rise on the floor of the House today to pay tribute to astronaut 
Neil Armstrong, an American hero.
  Yesterday, at the National Cathedral, we paid tribute to him as a 
national hero and recognize that his name will forever be a testament 
to our Nation's will to prevail in the challenge for successful space 
exploration and push the boundaries, going where no man has gone 
before.
  As a 12-year member of the House Science Committee and a member of 
the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, I can tell you that I am deeply 
indebted, but also embedded with the idea of human space exploration. 
How can I not be, representing and coming from the community where NASA 
Johnson Space Center is.
  Today I rise in tribute to all of them and recognize the greater 
leadership that Neil Armstrong gave as a humble American. He, along 
with fellow astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collin, shared a most 
significant time in our history--one small step for man, but a great 
and gigantic step for humanity.
  Right now in Houston, we are celebrating 50 years of human space 
exploration at the Hyatt Regency, commemorating NASA Johnson. I want to 
thank Dr. Mae Jemison and all those who came after this great hero for 
continuing the dream. They can count on me as a Member of the United 
States Congress to fight again for human space exploration.
  Thank you, Neil Armstrong, an American hero. May you rest in peace.

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