[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 11, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5484]
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                                  9/11

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I was in this very building on 9/11. I 
was here when Members of Congress engaged in a meeting, and obviously 
not paying attention to the crisis around us until the instruction was 
given to flee. As we came out of offices and meeting rooms, we saw 
those who were fleeing and those who were trying to protect leadership, 
and others of us who were told to flee and hit the ground.
  But in actuality, what we began to think of is our loved ones in our 
district. We thought of America. And then after the fact, we thought of 
the brave souls that actually were saving lives in the Pentagon as we 
saw the billowing smoke. We heard the rumors of the White House, the 
State Department. We thought of those whom we had originally seen in 
New York. And, as well, we thought of those very, very heroic souls in 
Pennsylvania.
  Having gone to Ground Zero in the early stages when they were still 
in the recovery stage, I saw first responders still going, still 
pushing to be able to recognize and to find souls for their loved ones.
  So today, I hope that we will honor those who lost their lives from 
terrorist acts. And, Mr. Speaker, if I might say that we adhere to 
Isaiah 40:31, no matter what our faith:

       But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their 
     strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they 
     shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not 
     faint.

  I hope America's future is in peace for those lost souls that we 
lost.

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