[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 53 (Thursday, April 18, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 ON THE TRAGIC BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING

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                             HON. AL GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 18, 2013

  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I would like to express my 
deepest sympathies for the victims and their families of the horrific 
Boston Marathon Bombing, which took place on Monday, April 15, 2013.
  To date three people have been killed, including an eight-year old 
boy, and many were also wounded in this senseless violence as people 
sought to athletically express the power of perseverance, while their 
loved ones cheered them on. The glory and the innocence of athletic 
achievement as well as supporting one's families and friends in such a 
pursuit must not be desecrated by this tragedy.
  While we will never truly understand what causes someone to seek to 
maim and kill others in cold blood, faith will console where reason 
cannot. We can find some solace in the extraordinary heroism displayed 
by runners who finished the race after the bombing and continued 
running to the nearest hospital to give blood, as well as the 
spectators who rushed to the aid of the wounded immediately after the 
blast.
  Those responsible for this heinous deed will be brought to justice, 
and the singular steadfastness of our great nation to punish the 
wrongdoers and support the victimized will once again be apparent.

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