[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 170 (Tuesday, December 3, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H7429]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      REMEMBERING VICTIMS OF NEW YORK'S DERAILMENT ON METRO-NORTH

  (Mr. RANGEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, let me thank Congressman Engel for the 
compassion which he has demonstrated for the families of those that 
survived, those that are injured, and those that have been lost.
  While all of us are anxious to see the results of the investigation, 
we all have to ask ourselves, could this be avoided and did these 
people die in vain, and what are we going to do about it?
  It would appear to me that the first thing everyone thinks of is the 
infrastructure: Could this have happened in Japan, in China, or in some 
other industrialized country? It just stresses how important 
infrastructure is.
  It is not just the question of looking modern and developing 
commerce. It is human lives we are talking about. Let's not let the 
people who died die in vain. Let us all collectively look at our 
bridges, our roads, our tunnels, and our airports all over our great 
Nation so that we can avoid these types of tragedies.

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