[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 130 (Thursday, September 11, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H7435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             MARKING THE ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

  (Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mark the 13th 
anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on our Nation.
  Thirteen years ago, the Nation was reeling in anger and confusion. We 
were trying to process the enormity of the loss of life we had suffered 
from the brutal attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and 
from the downing of the American passenger plane in the field outside 
Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
  Thirteen years ago, we did not yet know the full extent of the losses 
we had suffered or the identities of those responsible or the story of 
the heroics on the United Flight 93 that in all likelihood saved this 
historic building from attack.
  Thirteen years ago, at this hour, we could not know how these events 
would change our country and the world, but one thing we do know, even 
in the midst of all the anger, pain, and the confusion of that awful 
day, we know that the United States of America would respond with 
courage and resolve, that the American spirit would triumph, and it 
has, Mr. Speaker.
  So today, let us remember those who died, over 700 from my own home 
State of New Jersey and from many States and nations around the world. 
Let's remember those who have fought from that day and given their 
lives to protect our country over those past 13 years.
  Let us renew our determination to honor forever all those whose 
memories remain a blessing to us and to the Nation we love so much.

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